Sexually selected traits as bioindicators : exposure to mercury affects carotenoid-based male bill color in zebra finches

To examine whether sexually selected traits are particularly sensitive bioindicators of environmental toxicants, we assessed the effects of exposure to environmentally relevant dietary concentrations of the pollutant methylmercury on pigment coloration in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). First,...

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Publié dans:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 29(2020), 8 vom: 29. Okt., Seite 1138-1147
Auteur principal: Spickler, Jessica L (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Swaddle, John P, Gilson, Rebecca L, Varian-Ramos, Claire W, Cristol, Daniel A
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2020
Accès à la collection:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Sujets:Journal Article Bioindicator Carotenoid Coloration Methylmercury Sexual selection Zebra finch Environmental Biomarkers Environmental Pollutants Carotenoids 36-88-4
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520 |a To examine whether sexually selected traits are particularly sensitive bioindicators of environmental toxicants, we assessed the effects of exposure to environmentally relevant dietary concentrations of the pollutant methylmercury on pigment coloration in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). First, we tested whether effects of methylmercury on coloration were influenced by timing of exposure. Birds were either exposed developmentally (up to 114 days after hatching), as adults (after reaching sexual maturity), or for their entire life. Bill coloration, which is a carotenoid-based, sexually selected trait, was less red in males with lifetime exposure to methylmercury, compared to controls. Neither adult, nor developmental exposure influenced bill color in adult males, with the possible exception of early exposure of nestlings. Among females, where bill color is not under strong sexual selection, neither lifetime nor adult exposure to methylmercury affected bill color. For males and females, there was no effect of either lifetime or adult methylmercury exposure on coloration of back feathers, which is a non-sexually-dimorphic, melanin-based trait that is not likely the result of sexual selection. This study is a comprehensive experimental test of the proposal that sexually selected traits may be particularly useful bioindicators of the stress imposed by environmental toxins such as methylmercury 
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