Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats
This paper presents a novel assessment of the use of fur as a non-invasive proxy to biomonitor metal contamination in insectivorous bats. Concentrations of metals (cadmium, copper, lead and zinc) were measured using ICP-MS in tissues (kidneys, liver, stomach and stomach content, bones and fur) obtai...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95228 2023-05-15T17:59:53+02:00 Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats Hernout, Béatrice V McClean, Colin J Arnold, Kathryn E Walls, Michael Baxter, Malcolm Boxall, Alistair B A 2016-03 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/95228/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/95228/1/Fur_paper_04.11.2015to_upload_to_PURE.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.104 en eng https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/95228/1/Fur_paper_04.11.2015to_upload_to_PURE.pdf Hernout, Béatrice V, McClean, Colin J orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-4355 , Arnold, Kathryn E orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-6065 et al. (3 more authors) (2016) Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats. CHEMOSPHERE. pp. 376-381. ISSN 0045-6535 Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftleedsuniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.104 2023-01-30T21:39:04Z This paper presents a novel assessment of the use of fur as a non-invasive proxy to biomonitor metal contamination in insectivorous bats. Concentrations of metals (cadmium, copper, lead and zinc) were measured using ICP-MS in tissues (kidneys, liver, stomach and stomach content, bones and fur) obtained from 193 Pipistrellus pipistrellus/pygmaeus bats. The bats were collected across a gradient of metal pollution in England and Wales. The utility of small samples of fur as an indicator of metal exposure from the environment was demonstrated with strong relationships obtained between the concentrations of non-essential metals in fur with concentrations in stomach content, kidneys, liver and bones. Stronger relationships were observed for non-essential metals than for essential metals. Fur analyses might therefore be a useful non-invasive proxy for understanding recent, as well as long term and chronic, metal exposure of live animals. The use of fur may provide valuable information on the level of endogenous metal exposure and contamination of bat populations and communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pipistrellus pipistrellus White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) Chemosphere 147 376 381 |
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This paper presents a novel assessment of the use of fur as a non-invasive proxy to biomonitor metal contamination in insectivorous bats. Concentrations of metals (cadmium, copper, lead and zinc) were measured using ICP-MS in tissues (kidneys, liver, stomach and stomach content, bones and fur) obtained from 193 Pipistrellus pipistrellus/pygmaeus bats. The bats were collected across a gradient of metal pollution in England and Wales. The utility of small samples of fur as an indicator of metal exposure from the environment was demonstrated with strong relationships obtained between the concentrations of non-essential metals in fur with concentrations in stomach content, kidneys, liver and bones. Stronger relationships were observed for non-essential metals than for essential metals. Fur analyses might therefore be a useful non-invasive proxy for understanding recent, as well as long term and chronic, metal exposure of live animals. The use of fur may provide valuable information on the level of endogenous metal exposure and contamination of bat populations and communities. |
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Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats |
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Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats |
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Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/95228/1/Fur_paper_04.11.2015to_upload_to_PURE.pdf Hernout, Béatrice V, McClean, Colin J orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-4355 , Arnold, Kathryn E orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-6065 et al. (3 more authors) (2016) Fur : A non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats. CHEMOSPHERE. pp. 376-381. ISSN 0045-6535 |
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