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| Title |
Differential effects of elevated nest temperature and parasitism on the gut microbiota of wild avian hosts
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| Published in |
Animal Microbiome, October 2021
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| DOI | 10.1186/s42523-021-00130-3 |
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| Authors |
Melissa R. Ingala, Lauren Albert, Alyssa Addesso, Mackenzie J. Watkins, Sarah A. Knutie |
| Abstract |
Changes in wild animal gut microbiotas may influence host health and fitness. While many studies have shown correlations between gut microbiota structure and external factors, few studies demonstrate causal links between environmental variables and microbiota shifts. Here, we use a fully factorial experiment to test the effects of elevated ambient temperature and natural nest parasitism by nest flies (Protocalliphora sialia) on the gut microbiotas of two species of wild birds, the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) and the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). We find that bacterial communities from the nestlings of each host species show idiosyncratic responses to both heat and parasitism, with gut microbiotas of eastern bluebirds more disrupted by heat and parasitism than those of tree swallows. Thus, we find that eastern bluebirds are unable to maintain stable associations with their gut bacteria in the face of both elevated temperature and parasitism. In contrast, tree swallow gut microbiotas are not significantly impacted by either heat or nest parasitism. Our results suggest that excess heat (e.g., as a result of climate change) may destabilize natural host-parasite-microbiota systems, with the potential to affect host fitness and survival in the Anthropocene. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 32% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 5% |
| Sweden | 1 | 5% |
| Finland | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 12 | 55% |
| Members of the public | 9 | 41% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 25 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 20% |
| Researcher | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 16% |
| Unknown | 9 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 40% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 10 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 October 2021.
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