@article{MTMT:34439953, title = {Host space, not energy or symbiont size, constrains feather mite abundance across passerine bird species}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34439953}, author = {del Mar Labrador, María and Serrano, David and Doña, Jorge and Aguilera, Eduardo and Arroyo, José L. and Atiénzar, Francisco and Barba, Emilio and Bermejo, Ana and Blanco, Guillermo and Borràs, Antoni and Calleja, Juan A. and Cantó, José L. and Cortés, Verónica and De la Puente, Javier and De Palacio, Diana and Fernández‐González, Sofía and Figuerola, Jordi and Frías, Óscar and Fuertes‐Marcos, Benito and Garamszegi, László Zsolt and Gordo, Óscar and Gurpegui, Míriam and Kovács, István and Martínez, José L. and Meléndez, Leandro and Mestre, Alexandre and Møller, Anders P. and Monrós, Juan S. and Moreno‐Opo, Rubén and Navarro, Carlos and Pap, Péter László and Pérez‐Tris, Javier and Piculo, Rubén and Ponce, Carlos and Proctor, Heather C. and Rodríguez, Rubén and Sallent, Ángel and Senar, Juan Carlos and Tella, José L. and Vágási, Csongor I. and Vögeli, Matthias and Jovani, Roger}, doi = {10.1111/1365-2656.14032}, journal-iso = {J ANIM ECOL}, journal = {JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY}, unique-id = {34439953}, issn = {0021-8790}, abstract = {Comprehending symbiont abundance among host species is a major ecological endeavour, and the metabolic theory of ecology has been proposed to understand what constrains symbiont populations. We parameterized metabolic theory equations to investigate how bird species' body size and the body size of their feather mites relate to mite abundance according to four potential energy (uropygial gland size) and space constraints (wing area, total length of barbs and number of feather barbs). Predictions were compared with the empirical scaling of feather mite abundance across 106 passerine bird species (26,604 individual birds sampled), using phylogenetic modelling and quantile regression. Feather mite abundance was strongly constrained by host space (number of feather barbs) but not by energy. Moreover, feather mite species' body size was unrelated to the body size of their host species. We discuss the implications of our results for our understanding of the bird–feather mite system and for symbiont abundance in general.}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1365-2656}, orcid-numbers = {del Mar Labrador, María/0000-0002-8186-9634; Serrano, David/0000-0001-6205-386X; Doña, Jorge/0000-0002-5075-9627; Aguilera, Eduardo/0000-0001-7357-4062; Arroyo, José L./0000-0002-7605-5599; Barba, Emilio/0000-0003-2882-9788; Bermejo, Ana/0000-0003-0651-462X; Blanco, Guillermo/0000-0001-5742-4929; Calleja, Juan A./0000-0002-6586-0939; De la Puente, Javier/0000-0003-0207-0005; Figuerola, Jordi/0000-0002-4664-9011; Garamszegi, László Zsolt/0000-0001-8920-2183; Gordo, Óscar/0000-0003-3766-0566; Gurpegui, Míriam/0000-0002-3207-1124; Kovács, István/0000-0002-9720-9825; Mestre, Alexandre/0000-0003-1764-2248; Møller, Anders P./0000-0003-3739-4675; Monrós, Juan S./0000-0002-0952-2089; Pérez‐Tris, Javier/0000-0001-5535-3100; Proctor, Heather C./0000-0002-4920-9556; Senar, Juan Carlos/0000-0001-9955-3892; Vágási, Csongor I./0000-0002-8736-2391; Vögeli, Matthias/0000-0002-3408-0972; Jovani, Roger/0000-0002-8693-9742} } @article{MTMT:34421446, title = {First record of Ixodes (Scaphixodes) caledonicus in the Carpathian Basin and first time molecular-phylogenetic analysis of this tick species with updated host records and geographical range}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34421446}, author = {Hornok, Sándor and Kontschán, Jenő and Takács, Nóra and Pap, Péter László and Sándor, Attila}, doi = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102280}, journal-iso = {TICKS TICK BORNE DISEASES}, journal = {TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES}, volume = {15}, unique-id = {34421446}, issn = {1877-959X}, abstract = {Four Ixodes species represent the subgenus Scaphixodes Schulze, 1941 in Europe, but none of them were reported to be compared in a molecular-phylogenetic context. This study compensates for this lack of data. A tick larva, morphologically identified as Ixodes (Scaphixodes) caledonicus Nuttall, 1910, was collected from an Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) during its nesting period in Transylvania, Romania. Following DNA extraction, PCR analyses and sequencing in part with newly designed primers, three genetic markers of this specimen were amplified and compared to GenBank data, and two were analyzed phylogenetically. Based on sequence comparisons of its mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) and nuclear 28S rRNA genes I. caledonicus appeared to be closely related to members of the subgenus Pholeoixodes. However, the topology of the concatenated cox1 and 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic tree clearly showed its clustering with Ixodes (Scaphixodes) philipi. In conclusion, I. caledonicus is part of the tick fauna of Romania and is expected to occur also in other countries of the Carpathian Basin where rocky cliffs are available for nesting of swifts and other birds. This is the first species of the subgenus Scaphixodes in Europe, for which the traditional (morphology-based) taxonomic assignment is confirmed by molecular-phylogenetic analyses.}, keywords = {16S rRNA; SWIFT}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1877-9603}, pages = {102280}, orcid-numbers = {Sándor, Attila/0000-0001-8852-8341} } @CONFERENCE{MTMT:33587130, title = {Biztonság a bizonytalanságban: hőszabályozás és személyiség az elevenszülő gyíknál}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33587130}, author = {Sos, Tibor and Horváth, Gergely and Herczeg, Gábor and Pap, Péter László}, booktitle = {A Magyar Etológiai Társaság XXIV konferenciája kivonatfüzet}, unique-id = {33587130}, year = {2022}, pages = {45}, orcid-numbers = {Horváth, Gergely/0000-0002-0485-333X; Herczeg, Gábor/0000-0003-0441-342X} } @CONFERENCE{MTMT:33587116, title = {Consistency on the cold-hot types continuum: thermoregulation and personality study in viviparous lizard}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33587116}, author = {Sos, Tibor and Horváth, Gergely and Herczeg, Gábor and Pap, Péter László}, booktitle = {21st European Congress of Herpetology}, unique-id = {33587116}, year = {2022}, pages = {113}, orcid-numbers = {Horváth, Gergely/0000-0002-0485-333X; Herczeg, Gábor/0000-0003-0441-342X} } @misc{MTMT:33112972, title = {Seasonal changes in plumage density, plumage mass and feather morphology in the world’s northernmost land bird}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33112972}, author = {Andreas, Nord and Vidar, Holje and Benjamin, Judik and Lars, P. Folkow and Pap, Péter László}, unique-id = {33112972}, year = {2022}, pages = {1} } @article{MTMT:33075602, title = {Oxidative physiology is weakly associated with pigmentation in birds}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33075602}, author = {Marton, Attila and Vágási, István Csongor and Vincze, Orsolya and Bókony, Veronika and Pap, Péter László and Pătraș, Laura and Pénzes, Janka and Bărbos, Lőrinc and Fülöp, Attila and Osváth, Gergely and Ducatez, Simon and Giraudeau, Mathieu}, doi = {10.1002/ece3.9177}, journal-iso = {ECOL EVOL}, journal = {ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION}, volume = {12}, unique-id = {33075602}, issn = {2045-7758}, abstract = {The mechanistic link between avian oxidative physiology and plumage coloration has attracted considerable attention in past decades. Hence, multiple proximal hypotheses were proposed to explain how oxidative state might covary with the production of melanin and carotenoid pigments. Some hypotheses underscore that these pigments (or their precursors, e.g., glutathione) have antioxidant capacities or function as molecules storing the toxic excess of intracellular compounds, while others highlight that these pigments can act as pro-oxidants under specific conditions. Most studies addressing these associations are at the intraspecific level, while phylogenetic comparative studies are still scarce, though needed to assess the generality of these associations. Here, we tested whether plumage and bare part coloration were related to oxidative physiology at an interspecific level by measuring five oxidative physiology markers (three nonenzymatic antioxidants and two markers of lipid peroxidative damage) in 1387 individuals of 104 European bird species sampled during the breeding season, and by scoring plumage eumelanin, pheomelanin, and carotenoid content for each sex and species. Only the plasma level of reactive oxygen metabolites was related to melanin coloration, being positively associated with eumelanin score and negatively with pheomelanin score. Thus, our results do not support the role of antioxidant glutathione in driving variation in melanin synthesis across species. Furthermore, the carotenoid scores of feathers and bare parts were unrelated to the measured oxidative physiology parameters, further suggesting that the marked differences in pigmentation across birds does not influence their oxidative state.}, year = {2022}, eissn = {2045-7758}, orcid-numbers = {Bókony, Veronika/0000-0002-2136-5346; Pătraș, Laura/0000-0002-6981-3881; Fülöp, Attila/0000-0001-5337-336X; Osváth, Gergely/0000-0003-1542-9128; Ducatez, Simon/0000-0003-2865-4674; Giraudeau, Mathieu/0000-0001-8563-1810} } @article{MTMT:33046108, title = {Correction to: European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment. (Evolution: Education and Outreach, (2021), 14, 1, (17), 10.1186/s12052-021-00158-8)}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33046108}, author = {Kuschmierz, Paul and Beniermann, Anna and Bergmann, Alexander and Pinxten, Rianne and Aivelo, Tuomas and Berniak-Woźny, Justyna and Bohlin, Gustav and Bugallo-Rodriguez, Anxela and Cardia, Pedro and Cavadas, Bento Filipe Barreiras Pinto and Cebesoy, Umran Betul and Cvetković, Dragana D. and Demarsy, Emilie and Đorđević, Mirko S. and Drobniak, Szymon M. and Dubchak, Liudmyla and Dvořáková, Radka M. and Fančovičová, Jana and Fortin, Corinne and Futo, Momir and Geamănă, Nicoleta Adriana and Gericke, Niklas and Grasso, Donato A. and Korfiatis, Konstantinos and Lendvai, Ádám Zoltán and Mavrikaki, Evangelia and Meneganzin, Andra and Mogias, Athanasios and Möller, Andrea and Mota, Paulo G. and Naciri, Yamama and Németh, Zoltán and Ożańska-Ponikwia, Katarzyna and Paolucci, Silvia and Pap, Péter László and Petersson, Maria and Pietrzak, Barbara and Pievani, Telmo and Pobric, Alma and Porozovs, Juris and Realdon, Giulia and Sá-Pinto, Xana and Savković, Uroš B. and Sicard, Mathieu and Sofonea, Mircea T. and Sorgo, Andrej and Stermin, Alexandru N. and Tăușan, Ioan and Torkar, Gregor and Türkmen, Lütfullah and Tutnjević, Slavica and Uitto, Anna E. and Varga, Máté and Varga, Mirna and Vazquez-Ben, Lucia and Viguera, Enrique and Virtbauer, Lisa Christine and Vutsova, Albena and Yruela, Inmaculada and Zandveld, Jelle and Graf, Dittmar}, doi = {10.1186/s12052-022-00168-0}, journal-iso = {EVOL EDU OUTREACH}, journal = {EVOLUTION: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH}, volume = {15}, unique-id = {33046108}, issn = {1936-6426}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1936-6434}, orcid-numbers = {Kuschmierz, Paul/0000-0001-8530-4342; Lendvai, Ádám Zoltán/0000-0002-8953-920X} } @article{MTMT:32595556, title = {Sexual dimorphism in immune function and oxidative physiology across birds: the role of sexual selection}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32595556}, author = {Vincze, Orsolya and Vágási, István Csongor and Penzes, Janka and Szabó, Krisztián and Magonyi, Nóra Mária and Czirják, Gábor Árpád and Pap, Péter László}, doi = {10.1111/ele.13973}, journal-iso = {ECOL LETT}, journal = {ECOLOGY LETTERS}, volume = {25}, unique-id = {32595556}, issn = {1461-023X}, abstract = {Sex-specific physiology is commonly reported in animals, often indicating lower immune indices and higher oxidative stress in males than in females. Sexual selection is argued to explain these differences, but empirical evidence is limited. Here, we explore sex differences in immunity, oxidative physiology and packed cell volume of wild, adult, breeding birds (97 species, 1997 individuals, 14 230 physiological measurements). We show that higher female immune indices are most common across birds (when bias is present), but oxidative physiology shows no general sex-bias and packed cell volume is generally male-biased. In contrast with predictions based on sexual selection, male-biased sexual size dimorphism is associated with male-biased immune measures. Sexual dichromatism, mating system and parental roles had no effect on sex-specificity in physiology. Importantly, female-biased immunity remained after accounting for sexual selection indices. We conclude that cross-species differences in physiological sex-bias are largely unrelated to sexual selection and alternative explanations should be explored.}, keywords = {antioxidants; immune system; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; mating systems; DICHROMATISM; Parental-care; sex-biased physiology}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1461-0248}, pages = {958-970}, orcid-numbers = {Magonyi, Nóra Mária/0009-0007-9521-4368; Czirják, Gábor Árpád/0000-0001-9488-0069} } @article{MTMT:31845169, title = {Social groups with diverse personalities mitigate physiological stress in a songbird}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31845169}, author = {Vágási, István Csongor and Fülöp, Attila and Osváth, Gergely and Pap, Péter László and Pénzes, Janka and Benkő, Zoltán and Lendvai, Ádám Zoltán and Barta, Zoltán}, doi = {10.1098/rspb.2020.3092}, journal-iso = {P ROY SOC B-BIOL SCI}, journal = {PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES}, volume = {288}, unique-id = {31845169}, issn = {0962-8452}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1471-2954}, orcid-numbers = {Vágási, István Csongor/0000-0002-8736-2391; Fülöp, Attila/0000-0001-5337-336X; Pap, Péter László/0000-0002-3659-7684; Lendvai, Ádám Zoltán/0000-0002-8953-920X; Barta, Zoltán/0000-0002-7121-9865} } @article{MTMT:31743623, title = {Is degree of sociality associated with reproductive senescence? A comparative analysis across birds and mammals}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31743623}, author = {Vágási, István Csongor and Vincze, Orsolya and Jean-François, Lemaître and Pap, Péter László and Victor, Ronget and Jean-Michel, Gaillard}, doi = {10.1098/rstb.2019.0744}, journal-iso = {PHILOS T ROY SOC B}, journal = {PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES}, volume = {376}, unique-id = {31743623}, issn = {0962-8436}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1471-2970} }