Oxidative status and social dominance in a wild cooperative breeder

被引:42
作者
Cram, Dominic L. [1 ,2 ]
Blount, Jonathan D. [1 ]
Young, Andrew J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Exeter, Coll Life & Environm Sci, Ctr Ecol & Conservat, Exeter TR10 9FE, Cornwall, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
关键词
animal societies; antioxidants; cooperative breeding; oxidative status; oxidative stress; Plocepasser mahali; reproductive skew; social dominance; social rank; BROWED SPARROW WEAVER; HISTORY TRADE-OFFS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL SELECTION; GROUP-SIZE; STRESS; LIFE; DAMAGE; BIRDS; AVAILABILITY;
D O I
10.1111/1365-2435.12317
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Oxidative stress has been proposed as a key mediator of life-history trade-offs, yet the social factors that affect patterns of oxidative status amongst individuals in animal societies remain virtually unexplored. This is important, as rank-related differences in reproductive effort in many social species have the potential to generate, or indeed arise from, differences in oxidative status across dominance classes. Here, we examine rank-related variation in oxidative status before and after a lengthy breeding season in a wild cooperatively breeding bird with high reproductive skew, in the semi-arid zone of Southern Africa; the white-browed sparrow weaver (Plocepasser mahali). Our findings reveal that prior to breeding, neither sex showed rank-related differences in markers of oxidative damage or antioxidant protection, suggesting that dominants' reproductive monopolies do not arise from superior pre-breeding oxidative status. After breeding, however, females (who provision young at higher rates than males) suffered elevated oxidative damage, and dominant females (the only birds to lay and incubate eggs, and the primary nestling provisioners) experienced differential declines in antioxidant protection. While males also showed reduced antioxidant capacity after breeding, this decline was not dependent on rank and not associated with elevated oxidative damage. Our findings suggest that divisions of labour in animal societies can leave the hardest-working classes differentially exposed to oxidative stress, raising the possibility of hitherto unexplored impacts on health and ageing in social species.
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页码:229 / 238
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