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Masello, J.F.; Choconi, R.G.; Helmer, M.; Kremberg, T.; Lubjuhn, T.; Quillfeldt, P. "Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?" (2009) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 152(2):176-181
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Abstract:

The different leucocyte types are an important part of the immune system. Thus, they have been used in ecological studies to assess immune function and physiological stress in wild birds. It is generally assumed that increased stress and decreased condition are associated with an increase in the ratio of heterophils to lymphocytes, the H/L ratio. We studied leucocyte profiles in relation to body condition in nestling Burrowing Parrots (Cyanoliseus patagonus) in North-eastern Patagonia, Argentina. As in other wild parrots, heterophils were the most numerous leucocyte type, suggesting strong investment into innate immunity. Leucocyte profiles did not change with the age, while nestlings in better body condition increased the number of heterophils. Because the number of lymphocytes was independent of body condition, as a result we observed a positive correlation between body condition and the H/L ratio. The total number of leucocytes relative to erythrocytes increased in nestlings in better body condition, indicating a larger overall investment into immune function in well-nourished nestlings. The observed heterophilic profiles of nestling Burrowing Parrots together with the positive relationship between H/L ratio and body condition may indicate a favoured investment in a robust innate immunity that reduces the risk of infection taking hold in these long-lived birds. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?
Autor:Masello, J.F.; Choconi, R.G.; Helmer, M.; Kremberg, T.; Lubjuhn, T.; Quillfeldt, P.
Filiación:Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Schlossallee 2, Vogelwarte Radolfzell, D-78315 Radolfzell, Germany
Centro de Formación e Investigación en Enseñanza de las Ciencias (CEFIEC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Institute for Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
Palabras clave:Body condition; H/L ratio; Haematology; Immunology; Innate immunity; Leucocyte counts; Patagonian Conure; Psittaciformes; animal cell; animal experiment; article; body constitution; burrowing species; controlled study; Cyanoliseus patagonus; erythrocyte; female; innate immunity; leukocyte; lymphocyte; male; nestling; nonhuman; parrot; physiological stress; wild animal; Age Factors; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Animals, Wild; Argentina; Body Constitution; Erythrocyte Count; Immunity, Innate; Leukocyte Count; Leukocytes; Nesting Behavior; Parrots; Aves; Cyanoliseus patagonus; Psittacidae; Psittaciformes
Año:2009
Volumen:152
Número:2
Página de inicio:176
Página de fin:181
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.018
Título revista:Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Título revista abreviado:Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol.
ISSN:10956433
CODEN:CBPAB
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10956433_v152_n2_p176_Masello

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Masello, J.F., Choconi, R.G., Helmer, M., Kremberg, T., Lubjuhn, T. & Quillfeldt, P. (2009) . Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 152(2), 176-181.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.018
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Masello, J.F., Choconi, R.G., Helmer, M., Kremberg, T., Lubjuhn, T., Quillfeldt, P. "Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?" . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology 152, no. 2 (2009) : 176-181.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.018
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Masello, J.F., Choconi, R.G., Helmer, M., Kremberg, T., Lubjuhn, T., Quillfeldt, P. "Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?" . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology, vol. 152, no. 2, 2009, pp. 176-181.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.018
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Masello, J.F., Choconi, R.G., Helmer, M., Kremberg, T., Lubjuhn, T., Quillfeldt, P. Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol. 2009;152(2):176-181.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.018