Some like it hot: Temperature and hydrodynamic factors influence Xenobalanus globicipitis attachment to cetaceans
Some like it hot: Temperature and hydrodynamic factors influence Xenobalanus globicipitis attachment to cetaceans
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有些人喜欢热:温度和水动力因素影响球头异蜥对鲸类动物的附着
DOI:
10.1111/mms.13022
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Mann, Janet
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作者:
Dolezal, Milan M.;Foroughirad, Vivienne;Fish, Frank E.;Jacoby, Ann‐Marie;Collier, Melissa A.;Murphy, Colin J.;Rittmaster, Keith A.;Mann, Janet
Barnacles can reveal much about the physiology, health, and spatial ecology of their cetacean hosts. Here, we examine how temperature and hydrodynamic factors impact presence ofXenobalanus globicipitis, a pseudo‐stalked barnacle that attaches exclusively to cetaceans. We hypothesized that temperature is a key environmental factor (i.e., water temperature) and physiological factor, in thatX. globicipitisprefers the warmest skin temperature for attachment, possibly as a mechanism for survival in colder waters. First, we demonstrate a global relationship between spatial ecology of host species and presence ofX. globicipitis. Notably,X. globicipitisis absent in the four species occupying waters with the lowest sea surface temperature (SST) year‐round, but present in migratory species that likely acquire the barnacle in waters with higher SST. Second, barnacle attachment location on common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dorsal fins corresponds with fin temperature and hydrodynamics. Although body temperature may influence attachment location on the body of the animal, hydrodynamic forces, as previously proposed, determine how well barnacles can remain attached during the adult stage.X. globicipitisprevalence likely provides important bioindicator, ecological, and physiological information about its host. As parasitic infestation has some cost, these results have implications for cetacean health in warming seas.