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Heavy metals and metallothionein in vespertilionid bats foraging over aquatic habitats in the Czech Republic
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SYSNO ASEP 0356545 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Heavy metals and metallothionein in vespertilionid bats foraging over aquatic habitats in the Czech Republic Author(s) Pikula, J. (CZ)
Zukal, Jan (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Adam, V. (CZ)
Banďouchová, H. (CZ)
Beklová, M. (CZ)
Hájková, P. (CZ)
Horáková, J. (CZ)
Kizek, R. (CZ)
Valentíková, L. (CZ)Number of authors 9 Source Title Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - ISSN 0730-7268
Roč. 29, č. 3 (2010), s. 501-506Number of pages 6 s. Action International Workshop on Aquatic Toxicology and Biomonitoring /1./ Event date 27.08.2008-29.08.2008 VEvent location Vodňany Country CZ - Czech Republic Event type EUR Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords Microchiroptera ; insect foraging ; metallic elements ; bioaccumulation Subject RIV EG - Zoology CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000275368600004 EID SCOPUS 77951125645 DOI 10.1002/etc.80 Annotation There has been growing interest in the study and conservation of bats throughout the world. Declines in their absolute numbers in recent decades are due, in part, to the fact that insectivorous bats may bioaccumulate toxic pollutants. The purpose of the present study was to quantify heavy metal concentrations in kidney, liver, and pectoral muscle samples in relation to metallothionein (MT) levels. In total, 106 bats belonging to 11 European species (i.e., Myotis myotis, Myotis daubentonii, Myotis brandtii, Myotis nattereri, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis mystacinus, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus nathusii, Pipistrellus pygmaeus, Nyctalus noctulla, Eptesicus serotinus) were used for the study. The highest MT levels were found in Pipistrellus pipistrellus. High MT levels were also found in juvenile bats and aquatic-insect-foraging species. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2011
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