@article{fdi:010070140,
  title = {{C}ontemporary evolution of immunity during range expansion of two invasive rodents in {S}enegal},
  author = {{D}iagne, {C}hristophe and {G}ilot-{F}romont, {E}. and {C}ornet, {S}. and {H}usse, {L}. and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise and {B}â, {K}. and {K}ane, {M}. and {N}iang, {Y}. and {D}iallo, {M}. and {S}ow, {A}. and {F}ossati, {O}dile and {P}iry, {S}. and {A}rtige, {E}. and {S}emb{\`e}ne, {M}. and {B}rouat, {C}arine and {C}harbonnel, {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}iological invasions provide unique opportunities for studying life history trait changes over contemporary time scales. {A}s spatial spread may be related to changes in parasite communities, several hypotheses (such as the evolution of increased competitive ability ({EICA}) or {EICA}-refined hypotheses) suggest immune changes in invasive species along invasion gradients. {A}lthough native hosts may be subject to similar changes in parasite selection pressures, their immune responses have been rarely investigated in invasion contexts. {I}n this study, we evaluated immune variations for invasive house mice {M}us musculus domesticus, invasive black rats {R}attus rattus and native rodents {M}astomys erythroleucus and {M}astomys natalensis along well-characterised invasion gradients in {S}enegal. {W}e focused on antibody-mediated (natural antibodies and complement) and inflammatory (haptoglobin) responses. {O}ne invasion route was considered for each invasive species, and environmental conditions were recorded. {N}atural-antibody mediated responses increased between sites of long-established invasion and recently invaded sites only in house mice. {B}oth invasive species exhibited higher inflammatory responses at the invasion front than in sites of long-established invasion. {T}he immune responses of native species did not change with the presence of invasive species. {T}hese patterns of immune variations do not support the {EICA} and {EICA} refined hypotheses, and they rather suggest a higher risk of exposure to parasites on the invasion front. {A}ltogether, these results provide a first basis to further assess the role of immune changes in invasion success.},
  keywords = {{SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}ikos},
  volume = {126},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {435--446},
  ISSN = {0030-1299},
  year = {2017},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070140},
}