Effects of VIE tagging and partial tissue sampling on the immune response of three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus |
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| Authors: | T. Henrich N. Hafer K. B. Mobley |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, , Pl?n, Germany |
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| Abstract: | A 14 day experiment on effects of visible implant elastomer (VIE) tagging and spine‐clipping of three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus showed significant increases in immune response, particularly in the granulocyte:lymphocyte ratio, in both treatments and the sham control. A minimum two‐week recovery after handling, anaesthesia, tagging and spine‐clipping is recommended to minimize effect of manipulation on the immune system. |
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| Keywords: | fin‐clipping granulocyte:lymphocyte ratio mark– recapture respiratory burst spleno‐somatic index |
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