| biological monitoring of heavy metal contaminations using owls. | iron, manganese, copper, lead and cadmium were measured in the livers, muscles, kidneys and bones of eurasian eagle owls (bubo bubo), brown hawk owls (nixos scutulata) and collared scops owls (otus lempiji) from korea. iron concentrations by tissue within species did not differ, but there were significant differences among tissues across all species. manganese and copper concentrations in muscles, kidneys and bones, but not livers, differed among species and also differed among tissues in the th ... | 2012 | 22344174 |
| heavy-metal concentrations in three owl species from korea. | this study presents concentrations of heavy metals (iron, zinc, manganese, copper, lead, and cadmium) in livers of three owl species from korea. essential trace elements (iron, zinc, manganese, and copper) did not differ among the owl species. we suggest that the essential elements are within the normal range and are maintained by normal homeostatic mechanisms. lead and cadmium concentrations in eurasian eagle owls (bubo bubo) were significantly lower than in brown hawk owls (nixos scutulata) an ... | 2008 | 17955366 |
| hematocrit and plasma chemistry values in adult collared scops owls (otus lettia) and crested serpent eagles (spilornis cheela hoya). | in this study, we report hematocrit and plasma chemistry values for adult captive collared scops owls (otus lettia) and crested serpent eagles (spilornis cheela hoya). in particular, we address the gender-specific differences within these values. we measured hematocrit (hct) and plasma chemistry values for uric acid (ua), plasma urea nitrogen (bun), total protein (tp), albumin (alb), glucose (glu), cholesterol (cho), triglyceride (tg), aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanine aminotransferase ( ... | 2012 | 22446394 |
| short-, medium-, and long-chain chlorinated paraffins in wildlife from paddy fields in the yangtze river delta. | short-chain chlorinated paraffins (sccps) were added to annex a of the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants in april, 2017. as a consequence of this regulation, increasing production and usage of alternatives, such as medium- and long-chain chlorinated paraffins (mccps and lccps, respectively), is expected. little is known about the environmental fate and behavior of mccps and lccps. in the present study, sccps, mccps, and lccps were analyzed in nine wildlife species from paddy ... | 2018 | 29320169 |
| frequent detection of anticoagulant rodenticides in raptors sampled in taiwan reflects government rodent control policy. | anticoagulant rodenticides (ars) are known to cause extensive secondary exposure in top predators in europe and north america, but there remains a paucity of data in asia. in this study, we collected 221 liver samples from 21 raptor species in taiwan between 2010 and 2018. most birds were recovered from rescue organizations, but some free-ranging individuals were obtained from bird-strike prevention measures at airports. ars were detected in 10 species and more than half of the total samples. co ... | 2019 | 31326797 |
| morphological and molecular characterization of avian trypanosomes in raptors from thailand. | from september 2012 to may 2018, blood samples from 364 raptors (mostly adults) were collected and screened for trypanosomes and haemosporidians by microscopic examination and nested polymerase chain reactions (pcr). trypanosoma spp. were identified in 15 birds from eight different species. light microscopy revealed 14 cases of infection with trypanosoma cf. corvi, including one each in black-shouldered kite (elanus caeruleus, n = 49), brahminy kite (haliastur indus, n = 50), and spotted owlet ( ... | 2019 | 31230161 |
| haemoproteus in barn and collared scops owls from thailand. | the barn owl (bo) and the collared scops owl (cso) are common nocturnal raptors throughout thailand. blood samples from 23 adult bos and 14 csos were collected and processed for complete blood cell counts and parasite morphological examinations. two haemoproteus-positive samples were processed for ultrastructural observation. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) analysis for a partial cytochrome b gene (cytb) from haemoproteus was performed in all samples. haemoproteus presence detected by light micr ... | 2018 | 29032656 |