Erythrocytic abnormalities in three Antarctic penguin species along the Antarctic Peninsula: biomonitoring of genomic damage

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Mas, Eva de, Benzal, Jesús, Merino, Santiago, Valera, Francisco, Palacios, María José, Cuervo, José Javier, Barbosa, Andrés
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Subjects: Erythrocytic abnormalities; Genotoxic damage; Antarctica; Penguins; Pollutants; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Avian Island; Deception Island; King George Island; The Antarctic; Torgersen; Torgersen Island; Yalour; Antarc*; Gentoo penguin; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarctica; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/122028; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1667-2; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780

Pollutants and toxic contaminants produced in all parts of the world are transported to remote regions including Antarctica. Tourism, research, and fishing activities on this continent are another source of contamination. Toxic substances affect Antarctic species, and some produced genomic damage to...