Reduced tail regeneration in the Common Lizard, Lacerta vivipara, parasitized by blood parasites

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serval:BIB_0EE7CACA71FE
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Reduced tail regeneration in the Common Lizard, Lacerta vivipara, parasitized by blood parasites
Journal
Functional Ecology
Author(s)
Oppliger Anne, Clobert J.
ISSN
0269-8463
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1997
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Number
5
Pages
652-655
Language
english
Abstract
1. Many lizards will lose their tail through autotomy as an antipredator device even though there must be significant costs during tail regeneration. 2. Parasites are energetically costly to the host, and may reduce the rate of cell regeneration. The relation between the presence of haemogregarines (phylum Sporozoa) and the rate of tail regeneration in the Common Lizard Lacerta vivipara (Jacquin) was examined. 3. Experimentally induced autotomy in parasitized lizards resulted in a significantly reduced rate of tail regeneration compared with non-parasitized lizards. On the ether hand, tail loss was not associated with an abnormal increase of parasite load, suggesting that the physiological stress (induced by tail loss) did not cause a decrease in parasite defence.
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Yes
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