Chronic exposure to environmental stressors induces fluctuating asymmetry in shrews inhabiting protected mediterranean sites

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 916-923

  Sánchez Chardi, Alejandro ^a   García Pando, Marián ^a   López Fuster, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crocidura russula; Fluctuating asymmetry; Metals and metalloids; Protected sites; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MAMMALS; POLLUTION;

CROCIDURA RUSSULA; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; METALS AND METALLOIDS; PROTECTED SITES; SMALL MAMMALS;

METALS;

BARIUM; BORON; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; BODY CONDITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTECTED AREA; SMALL MAMMAL; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SHREW; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TOXICITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE; SORICOMORPHA;

CROCIDURA RUSSULA; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; METALS AND METALLOIDS; PROTECTED SITES; SMALL MAMMALS;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METALS; SHREWS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84885863930     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.056     Document Type: Article

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