title: Effects of VIE tagging and partial tissue sampling on the immune response of three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus.
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.
authors: Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann Str. 2, Plön, Germany.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Henrich
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Hafer
authors: K B
authors: KB
authors: Mobley
mesh_terms: D000823:Animal Identification Systems; D000818:Animals; D020724:Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008954:Models, Biological; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000276:immunology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological
chemical_list: D020724:Elastomers
keywords: fin-clipping; granulocyte:lymphocyte ratio; mark-recapture; respiratory burst; spleno-somatic index