| fur: a non-invasive approach to monitor metal exposure in bats. | this paper presents a novel assessment of the use of fur as a non-invasive proxy to biomonitor metal contamination in insectivorous bats. concentrations of metals (cadmium, copper, lead and zinc) were measured using icp-ms in tissues (kidneys, liver, stomach and stomach content, bones and fur) obtained from 193 pipistrellus pipistrellus/pygmaeus bats. the bats were collected across a gradient of metal pollution in england and wales. the utility of small samples of fur as an indicator of metal ex ... | 2016 | 26774302 |