Stressful situations include abiotic factors such as exposure to hypersaline waters derived from desalination plants and biotic factors such as infection by new parasites introduced by human activities. The aim was to study the effects of an abiotic factor (salinity) and a biotic factor (ectoparasite) on the small coastal wrasse Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758). Specimens were obtained in three areas of the Island of Ibiza (Balearic Islands): control area, area influenced by the desalination plant and area with high levels of parasite infection. Biomarkers of oxidative stress in the gills, liver and epithelial mucus were analysed, as well as immunological markers in the mucus. The two stress factors induced a differential response, with a greater effect of salinity on the gills and a greater effect of the parasite on the liver and mucus. Innate immunity increased in the mucus of fish under both stressors, and immunoglobulin levels increased only in the presence of parasite. In conclusion, C. julis specimens affected by salinity and an ectoparasite respond with an increase in antioxidant and immunological defence mechanisms.
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0003-2101-616X
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0001-9784-9761
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0003-3271-254X
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-6847-8460
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0003-1973-6897
Consell Insular d’Eivissa, Spain
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0001-5872-5440
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-7498-6090
Titolo del capitolo
Effects of Abiotic (Salinity) and Biotic (Ectoparasite) Stressors on Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Ibiza, Balearic Islands: A Biomarker Analysis
Autori
Antoni Sureda, Amanda Cohen-Sánchez, Guillem Mateu-VIcens, Pere Ferriol Bunyola, Llorenç Gil Vives, Antonio Box Centeno, Samuel Pinya Fernández, Silvia Tejada
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Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.28
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Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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Tenth International Symposium "Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques"
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Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024
Curatori
Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
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Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6
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Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
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2975-0288