Are Baseline Glucocorticoid Levels Linked to Aggressive Behaviour in Wild Wood Mice?

• Autorzy: Hernández Maria Carmen , Navarro-Castilla Álvaro , Piñeiro Ana , Silván Gema , Illera Juan Carlos , Barja Isabel

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DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2020.68.1.008

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Defensive strategies of prey species constitute a key element to survive and maximise biological fitness in natural environments. However, some of the mechanisms underlaying antipredator behaviours are not clear. Despite previous studies had attempted to unravel the relationship between aggressiveness and glucocorticoids (GC), this association remains uncertain. Our study aimed to find an explicit link between the aggressive behaviour in the wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and the GC release. For this, a live-trapping study was conducted in the Montes do Invernadeiro Natural Park (NW Spain). We collected faecal samples from 76 captures to measured free-ranging mice baseline faecal corticosterone metabolites (FCM) levels using an enzyme immunoassay. Moreover, we determined the aggressive behaviour of each mice by measuring the number of bites perpetrated upon the researcher while handling. Results of the statistical model showed that aggressive behaviour in mice was not explained by FCM concentrations. On the other hand, a better body condition was associated with the individual's aggressiveness. Moreover, it seems that recaptured individuals tended to be more aggressive, probably because previous experience with this life-threatening event improved the individual's defensive performance in order to successfully escape again.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aggressiveness; antipredator defences; Apodemus sylvaticus; faecal corticosterone metabolites; physiological stress response

PL

agresywność; obrona antypredatorska; Apodemus sylvaticus; myszarka zaroślowa; kałowe metabolity kortykosteronu; fizjologiczna reakcja na stres

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 68, nr 1
• Strony: 94--99
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Hernández Maria Carmen

• Unidad Zoología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/Darwin 2, Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain

autor

Navarro-Castilla Álvaro

• Unidad Zoología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/Darwin 2, Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain

autor

Piñeiro Ana

• Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago de Chile, Chile

autor

Silván Gema

• Departamento de Fisiología (Fisiología Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

autor

Illera Juan Carlos

• Departamento de Fisiología (Fisiología Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

autor

Barja Isabel

• Unidad Zoología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/Darwin 2, Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
• Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C. Darwin 2, E-28049 Madrid, Spain

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).