The "parasite detoxification hypothesis": lead exposure potentially changes the ecological interaction from parasitism to mutualism.
Feral pigeon
Helminths
Parasitism
Trace metals
Urban ecology
Journal
Ecotoxicology (London, England)
ISSN: 1573-3017
Titre abrégé: Ecotoxicology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9885956
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
accepted:
05
06
2023
medline:
30
6
2023
pubmed:
16
6
2023
entrez:
16
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In urban areas, organisms are exposed to high pollutant levels, especially element trace metals that may impact host-parasite interactions. Indeed, parasites have been reported to reduce the negative effects of pollutants on their hosts. The fitness of parasitized organisms in polluted environments may therefore be greater than that of unparasitized organisms. In our study, we used an experimental approach to test this hypothesis on feral pigeons (Columba livia), which are endemically parasitized by nematodes and exposed to high levels of lead in urban areas. We tested the combined effects of lead exposure and helminth parasitism on different pigeon fitness components: preening, immunocompetence, abundance of lice (Columbicola columbae) and haemosporidian parasites (Heamoproteus spp., Plasmodium spp.), reproduction investment, and oxidative stress. Our results show that among pigeons exposed to lead treatment, individuals harboring nematode parasites exhibit more preening activity and have fewer ectoparasites lice than nematode-free individuals. Benefits for nematode-parasitized individuals exposed to lead were not detected for other fitness parameters. Further studies are required to confirm the "parasite detoxification hypothesis" in pigeons and to identify the mechanisms by which this detoxification occurs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37326808
doi: 10.1007/s10646-023-02678-z
pii: 10.1007/s10646-023-02678-z
doi:
Substances chimiques
Lead
2P299V784P
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
666-673Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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