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
Abstract
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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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2016 15:58 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2025 00:04 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.104 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.104 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95228 |
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