Capacity of blood plasma is higher in birds breeding in radioactively contaminated areas

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 6; p. e0179209
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Rodríguez, Magdalena, Møller, Anders P., Mousseau, Timothy A., Soler, Juan J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.06.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accidents; Age; Animal breeding; Animals; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Background radiation; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Birds - blood; Birds - physiology; Blood plasma; Breeding; Contamination; Environmental aspects; Environmental conditions; Environmental Exposure; Environmental pollution; Evolution; Extreme values; Fitness; Immune response; Immunity; Immunocompetence; Influence; Innate immunity; Interference; Ionizing radiation; Medicine and Health Sciences; Microbial activity; Microorganisms; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear power plants; Parasites; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Populations; Radiation; Radiation measurement; Radioactive contamination; Radioactive Pollutants; Radioactive pollution; Reproductive fitness; Research and Analysis Methods; Ukraine; United States; Spain; Ukraine

Environmental pollution in general, and radioactive contamination in particular, may deeply affect host-parasite relationships and their consequences for the evolution of organisms. The nuclear accident that occurred more than 30 years ago in Chernobyl resulted in significant changes in diversity an...