Relationship between weight, age and hatching success and the concentration of heavy metals in nestling blue macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Latham, 1790) in the Pantanal,Mato Grosso do Sul

Relationship between weight, age and hatching success and the concentration of heavy metals in nestling blue macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Latham, 1790) in the Pantanal,Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract: The concentration of heavy metals (Cr, Fe, Al, As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Mo, Ni, Se and Zn) was evaluated in the blood of nestling blue macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) captured in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul (n=26) in 2012; this was based on the hypothesis that these birds exhibit levels of...

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Main Authors: Marina Drago Marchesi, João L. Rossi, Neiva M.R. Guedes, Maria Tereza W.D. Carneiro, Denise C. Endringer, Claudio Barberini Camargo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2015-06-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
Arara-azul
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Psitacídeos
elementos inorgânicos
bioindicadores
métodos minimamente invasivos
sangue
contaminantes ambientais
poluição
reprodução
aves silvestres
psitaciformes
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