Intersecting planetary health: Exploring the impacts of environmental stressors on wildlife and human health

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 283, P. 116848 - 116848

Published: Aug. 7, 2024

This comprehensive review articulates critical insights into the nexus of environmental stressors and their health impacts across diverse species, underscoring significant findings that reveal profound effects on both wildlife human systems. Central to our examination is role pollutants, climate variables, pathogens in contributing complex disease dynamics physiological disruptions, with particular emphasis immune endocrine functions. research brings light emerging evidence severe implications pressures a variety taxa, including predatory mammals, raptorial birds, seabirds, fish, humans, which are pivotal as indicators broader ecosystem stability. We delve nuanced interplay between degradation zoonotic diseases, highlighting novel intersections pose risks biodiversity populations. The critically evaluates current methodologies advances understanding morphological, histopathological, biochemical responses these organisms stressors. discuss for conservation strategies, advocating more integrated approach incorporates zoonoses pollution control. synthesis not only contributes academic discourse but also aims influence policy by aligning Global Goals Sustainable Development. It underscores urgent need sustainable interactions humans environments, preserving ensuring global security. By presenting detailed analysis interdependencies biological health, this highlights gaps provides foundation future studies aimed at mitigating pressing issues. Our study it proposes integrative actionable strategies address challenges intersection change public marking crucial step forward planetary science.

Language: Английский

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Habitat structural complexity predicts cognitive performance and behaviour in western mosquitofish

Biology Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(7)

Published: July 1, 2024

Urban stream syndrome alters habitat complexity. We define complexity as the degree of variation in physical structure, with increasing equating to higher Habitat affects species composition and shapes animal ecology, physiology, behaviour cognition. used a delayed detour test measure whether cognitive processes (motor self-regulation) (risk-taking) female Western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, varied structural (low, moderate high) that was quantified visually for nine populations. predicted motor self-regulation risk-taking would increase complexity, yet we found support opposite. Lower habitats offer less refuge potentially leading predation pressure selecting greater by fish self-regulation. Our findings provide insight into how can shape offers broader understanding why some may tolerate conditions urbanized environments.

Language: Английский

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Survival Strategies and Color Preferences of Mandarin Fish (Siniperca chuatsi) and Mud Carp (Cirrhinus molitorella): Implications for Aquaculture

Animals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 557 - 557

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

This study evaluated the habitat coloration preferences of Siniperca chuatsi and Cirrhinus molitorella in both solitary (n = 1) group 3) settings across six colors. The results indicated that individual S. spent majority their time made frequent visits to black area, followed by blue area. While C. region, groups showed a preference for white regions. These findings highlight distinct different states, suggesting has an important effect on fish behavior environmental adaptation. From behavioral ecology perspective, these may be closely related survival strategies fish. Notably, molitorella's strong backgrounds reflect anti-predator behavior, helping avoid predators, such as chuatsi, natural environments, thereby improving its chances survival. provides scientific basis optimizing aquaculture emphasizing importance considering substrate type designing environments enhance welfare.

Language: Английский

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Anthropogenic Change and the Process of Speciation

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(12), P. a041455 - a041455

Published: Oct. 3, 2023

Murielle Ålund1,17, Meredith Cenzer2,17, Nicolas Bierne3, Janette W. Boughman4, José Cerca5, Mattheau S. Comerford6, Alessandro Culicchi7, Brian Langerhans8, Eryn McFarlane9,10, Markus H. Möst11, Henry North12, Anna Qvarnström13, Mark Ravinet14, Richard Svanbäck15 and Scott A. Taylor16 1Department of Ecology Genetics, Animal Ecology, Uppsala University, 75236, Sweden 2Department Evolution, University Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA 3ISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier 34095, France 4Department Integrative Biology, Michigan State East Lansing, 48824, 5CEES - Centre for Ecological Evolutionary Synthesis, Department Biosciences, Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway 6Biology Department, UMass Boston, Massachusetts 02125, 7Department 8Department Biological Sciences, North Carolina Raleigh, 27695, 9Department Botany, Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, 10Department York Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada 11Research Limnology, Innsbruck, Innsbruck 6020, Austria 12Department Zoology, Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, United Kingdom 13Department 14School Life Nottingham, Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, 15Department 16Department Colorado Boulder, 80309, Correspondence: murielle.alund{at}ebc.uu.se; mlcenzer{at}ucdavis.edu ↵17 Co-first authors contributed equally to this work; all other listed alphabetically.

Language: Английский

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Microhabitat conditions drive uncertainty of risk and shape neophobic responses in Trinidadian guppies, Poecilia reticulata

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(9)

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

In response to uncertain risks, prey may rely on neophobic phenotypes reduce the costs associated with lack of information regarding local conditions. Neophobia has been shown be driven by reliability, ambient risk and predator diversity, all which shape uncertainty risk. We similarly expect environmental conditions interfering availability. order test how variables might responses in Trinidadian guppies (

Language: Английский

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Developing an Approach for Integrating Chemical Analysis and Transcriptional Changes to Assess Contaminants in Water, Sediment, and Fish

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(11), P. 2252 - 2273

Published: May 27, 2024

Pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments pose threats to organisms because of their continuous release and potential accumulation. Monitoring methods for these contaminants are inadequate, with targeted analyses falling short assessing water quality's impact on biota. The present study advocates integrated strategies combining suspect chemical molecular biomarker approaches better understand the risks posed by complex mixtures nontarget organisms. research aimed integrate analysis transcriptome changes fathead minnows prioritize contaminants, assess effects, apply this strategy Wascana Creek, Canada. Analysis revealed higher pharmaceutical concentrations downstream a wastewater-treatment plant, clozapine being most abundant minnows, showing notable bioavailability from sediment sources. Considering importance bioaccumulation factor biota-sediment accumulation risk assessment, coefficients were calculated based field data collected during spring, summer, fall seasons 2021. Bioaccumulation was classified as very bioaccumulative values >5000 L kg

Language: Английский

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Resource competition explains rare cannibalism in the wild in livebearing fishes

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(5)

Published: May 1, 2022

Abstract Cannibalism, the act of preying on and consuming a conspecific, is taxonomically widespread, putatively important in wild, particularly teleost fishes. Nonetheless, most studies cannibalism fishes have been performed laboratory. Here, we test four predictions for evolution by conducting one largest assessments wild to date coupled with mesocosm experiment. Focusing mosquitofishes guppies, examined 17 species (11,946 individuals) across 189 populations spanning both native invasive ranges including disparate types habitats. We found be quite rare wild: showed no evidence cannibalism, prevalence was typically less than 5% within when it occurred. Most victims were juveniles (94%; only half these appeared newborn offspring), remaining 6% being adult males. Females exhibited more males, but this partially explained their larger body size, suggesting greater energetic requirements reproduction likely play role as well. that dispersal‐limited environments had lower higher conspecific densities, intense resource competition drives cannibalistic behavior. Supporting conclusion, our experiment revealed increased density levels not associated juvenile or strongly influenced predation risk. suggest livebearing because conspecifics energetically costly becomes worth effort other food intense. Due artificially reduced cost capturing confined spaces, captive settings can much frequent.

Language: Английский

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Effect of a temperature gradient on the behaviour of an endangered Mexican topminnow and an invasive freshwater fish

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Nov. 29, 2022

Climate change and biological invasions are two of the major threats to biodiversity. They could act synergistically detriment natives as non-native species may be more plastic resilient when facing changing environments. The twoline skiffia (Skiffia bilineata) is an endangered Mexican topminnow that cohabits with invasive guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in some areas central Mexico. Guppies have been found take advantage from associating considered partially responsible for decline its populations. Refuge use exploratory behaviours trade-offs between being safe unknown opportunity explore novel search better resources or disperse. aim this study investigate how a temperature affects refuge both species. We skiffias, swimming activity Skiffias explored rock than regardless scenario. Also, smaller fish spent time performing bigger ones. Our first test effect on behaviour goodeid species, our results contribute idea affected by climate invaders.

Language: Английский

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Predation risk and the evolution of a vertebrate stress response: Parallel evolution of stress reactivity and sexual dimorphism

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 34(10), P. 1554 - 1567

Published: Aug. 31, 2021

Abstract Predation risk is often invoked to explain variation in stress responses. Yet, the answers several key questions remain elusive, including following: (1) how predation influences evolution of phenotypes, (2) relative importance environmental versus genetic factors reactivity and (3) sexual dimorphism physiology. To address these questions, we explored (ventilation frequency) a post‐Pleistocene radiation live‐bearing fish, where Bahamas mosquitofish ( Gambusia hubbsi ) inhabit isolated blue holes that differ risk. Individuals populations coexisting with predators exhibited similar, relatively low as compared low‐predation populations. We suggest this dampened has evolved reduce energy expenditure environments frequent intense stressors, such piscivorous fish. Importantly, magnitude responses by fish from high‐predation sites wild changed very little after two generations laboratory rearing absence predators. By comparison, greater among‐population larger changes subsequent rearing. These appear have more lower food availability. Moreover, females showed ventilation frequency, was stronger This may reflect premium placed on efficiency females, especially under show higher fecundities. Altogether, demonstrating parallel adaptive divergence reactivity, highlight energetic trade‐offs mould vertebrate response varying resource

Language: Английский

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The costs and benefits of larger brains in fishes

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 35(7), P. 973 - 985

Published: May 25, 2022

Abstract The astonishing diversity of brain sizes observed across the animal kingdom is typically explained in context trade‐offs: benefits a larger brain, such as enhanced cognitive ability, are balanced against potential costs, increased energetic demands. Several hypotheses have been formulated this framework, placing different emphasis on ecological, behavioural, or physiological aspects trade‐offs size evolution. Within body work, there exists considerable taxonomic bias towards studies birds and mammals, leaving some uncertainty about generality respective arguments. Here, we test three most prominent hypotheses, ‘expensive tissue’, ‘social brain’ ‘cognitive buffer’ large dataset fishes, derived from publicly available resource (FishBase). In accordance with predictions tissue’ hypothesis, brains co‐occur reduced fecundity sociality at least Classes fish. Contrary to expectations, however, lifespan large‐brained tendency for species that perform parental care smaller brains. As such, it appears costs (reduced fecundity) (increased sociality) near universal vertebrates, whereas others more lineage‐specific effects. We discuss our findings fundamental differences between classically studied mammals fishes analyse here, namely divergent patterns growth, parenting neurogenesis. work highlights need taxonomically diverse approach any question evolutionary biology.

Language: Английский

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