Foraging behavior, contaminant exposure risk, and the stress response in wild California condors (Gymnogyps californianus).


Journal

Environmental research
ISSN: 1096-0953
Titre abrégé: Environ Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0147621

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 2020
Historique:
received: 20 02 2020
revised: 05 06 2020
accepted: 30 06 2020
pubmed: 2 8 2020
medline: 15 12 2020
entrez: 2 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Wild California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) are frequently exposed to lead via lead-based ammunition ingestion, and recent studies indicate significant exposure to organochlorines (e.g. dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) for condors feeding on beach-cast marine mammals. We investigated the influence of contaminant exposure on condor glucocorticoid response through comparisons between wild and captive populations and identification of modifiers of glucocorticoid release in wild condors. We assessed the glucocorticoid response to routine trapping and handling events through measurement of plasma corticosterone and urate glucocorticoid metabolites (GCM). Comparison of peak urate GCM levels showed wild condors exhibited higher responses to handling-associated stressors (2300 ± 1400 ng/g dry wt, average ± SD, n = 27) than captive condors (910 ± 490 ng/g dry wt., n = 6, U = 28, p = 0.003). Multiple linear regression models and an information theoretic approach (AIC

Identifiants

pubmed: 32738723
pii: S0013-9351(20)30800-8
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109905
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated 0
Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene 4M7FS82U08
Polychlorinated Biphenyls DFC2HB4I0K

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

109905

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Zeka E Glucs (ZE)

Predatory Bird Research Group, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA; Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA. Electronic address: zekaglucs@ucsc.edu.

Donald R Smith (DR)

Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.

Christopher W Tubbs (CW)

San Diego Zoo Global, Institute for Conservation Research, Escondido, CA, USA.

Victoria J Bakker (VJ)

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.

Rachel Wolstenholme (R)

National Park Service, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, 12, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Kristina Dudus (K)

National Park Service, Interior Region 2, Gulf Breeze, FL, USA.

L Joseph Burnett (LJ)

Ventana Wildlife Society, Salinas, CA, USA.

Melissa Clark (M)

Ventana Wildlife Society, Salinas, CA, USA.

Michael Clark (M)

Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Myra E Finkelstein (ME)

Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.

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