Agricultural pesticides and ectoparasites: potential combined effects on the physiology of a declining aerial insectivore | Zendy

Audrey Sigouin | Zendy; Marc Bélisle | Zendy; Dany Garant | Zendy; Fanie Pelletier | Zendy

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Agricultural pesticides and ectoparasites: potential combined effects on the physiology of a declining aerial insectivore

Author(s) -

Audrey Sigouin,

Marc Bélisle,

Dany Garant,

Fanie Pelletier

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coab025

Subject(s) - insectivore , biology , pesticide , parasitism , zoology , stressor , ecology , physiology , toxicology , agriculture , predation , host (biology) , neuroscience

In this study, we investigated whether exposure to pesticides and ectoparasites led to combined effects on tree swallow ( Tachycineta bicolor ) nestling physiology in an agricultural landscape. Our results show that haematocrit, but not bacteria-killing ability or leucocyte counts, was negatively affected by the combined exposure to these two stressors.

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