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The effect of habitat geology on calcium intake and calcium status of wild rodents
Calcium is essential for normal physiological function, reproduction and growth in mammals but its distribution in the natural environment is heterogeneous. Spatial variation in calcium soil content is especia...
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The effect of variation in calcium intake on the growth of wood mice and bank voles
Calcium intake by wild rodents varies with season and habitat. This may have important ecological consequences; several studies have suggested that calcium availability may limit growth and reproduction. We st...
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Impact of an environmentally-realistic intake of cadmium on calcium, magnesium, and phosphate metabolism in bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus
Oral intake of cadmium can disrupt calcium metabolism in laboratory rodents. If this occurs in free-living wild rodents, reproductive potential, growth, and survival could be adversely affected. This study inv...
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Variation of Brain and Serum Cholinesterase Activity with Age in Wild Small Mammals
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Behavioral and physiological effects of acute sublethal exposure to dimethoate on wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus [I—Laboratory studies]
The effects on behavior and cholinesterase (ChE) of an OP pesticide, dimethoate, were examined in wood mice under laboratory conditions. Mice were administered 0, 5, 15, or 50 mg/kg intraperitoneal dimethoate ...
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Behavioral effects of acute sublethal exposure to dimethoate on wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus: II—Field studies on radio-tagged mice in a cereal ecosystem
The effects of direct exposure to an organophosphate (OP) pesticide, dimethoate, were examined in free-living wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, in a wheat field. Male mice were radio-tagged at night and followed du...
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Does Sub-Lethal Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticide Affect Capture Rates in Free-Living Rodents?
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Seasonal Variation in Dietary and Body Organ Arsenic Concentrations in Wood Mice Apodemus sylvaticus and Bank Voles Clethrionomys glareolus
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Interactions Between Toxic and Essential Trace Metals in Cattle from a Region with Low Levels of Pollution
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Cattle as Biomonitors of Soil Arsenic, Copper, and Zinc Concentrations in Galicia (NW Spain)
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Comparative Effects of Exposure to an Organophosphate Pesticide on Locomotor Activity of Laboratory Mice and Five Species of Wild Rodents
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Case Study Part 2: Probabilistic Modelling of Long-term Effects of Pesticides on Individual Breeding Success in Birds and Mammals
Long term exposure of skylarks to a fictitious insecticide and of wood mice to a fictitious fungicide were modelled probabilistically in a Monte Carlo simulation. Within the same simulation the consequences of...
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A New Interpretation of Avian and Mammalian Reproduction Toxicity Test Data in Ecological Risk Assessment
The long-term risks of pesticides to wildlife in the EU currently are assessed by comparing the lowest no-observed-effect concentration (NOEC) determined from the suite of endpoints measured in existing avian ...
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The Distribution of Arsenic in the Body Tissues of Wood Mice and Bank Voles
Arsenic is accumulated by free-living small mammals, but there is little information on the resultant concentrations in different tissues other than liver and kidney. Such information is important because the ...
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Case Study Part 1: How to Calculate Appropriate Deterministic Long-Term Toxicity to Exposure Ratios (TERs) for Birds and Mammals
In the European Union, first-tier assessment of the long-term risk to birds and mammals from pesticides is based on calculation of a deterministic long-term toxicity/exposure ratio (TERlt). The ratio is developed...
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Bone Density and Breaking Strength in UK Raptors Exposed to Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides
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Organochlorine Pesticide and Polychlorinated Biphenyl in Calves from North-West Spain
The aim of the present study was to assess the levels of organic pollutants in cattle from the NW of Spain. The livers of 101 animals from two regions (Galicia and Asturias) were analysed for seven organochlor...
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Diet, individual specialisation and breeding of brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi): an investigation using stable isotopes
The diet of brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) on Bird Island, South Georgia was assessed using a combination of stable isotope analysis (SIA) and mixing...
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Do estuaries pose a toxic contamination risk for wading birds?
The impact of potentially toxic chemicals on wildlife is commonly assessed by comparing the intake of the contaminant with the “no observable effects level” (NOAEL) of intake. It is known, however, that there ...
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Open AccessTracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors—what types of samples should we use?
Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate the success of European Union directives that are designed to protect people and the environment across Europe from in...
