Concentrations of heavy metals in European bats (Microchiroptera)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-358

  Lüftl, Sigrid ^a   Freitag, Bernd ^b   Deutz, Armin ^c   Tataruch, Frieda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Bats Nursery and Rescue Station   (Austria)

^c Styrian Provincial Government ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Bats; Heavy metals; Kidney; Microchiroptera

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; MORTALITY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

AUSTRIA;

ANIMALIA; MICROCHIROPTERA;

EID: 0037648747     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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