Relationship between weight, age and hatching success and the concentration of heavy metals in nestling blue macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Latham, 1790) in the Pantanal,Mato Grosso do Sul

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Guedes, Neiva M.R.³  Camargo Filho, Claudio Barberini⁴  Carneiro, Maria Tereza W.D.⁵  Rossi, João L.²  Endringer, Denise C.²  Marchesi, Marina Drago¹ 

[1] Aiuká Consultoria em Soluções Ambientais, Praia Grande, Brazil;Universidade Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil;Universidade Anhanguera, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil;Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo, Alegre, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

关键词:  Blue macaw;    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus;    parrot;    inorganic elements;    bioindicators;    minimally invasive methods;    blood;    environmental contaminants;    pollution;    reproduction;    wild birds;    Psittaciformes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2015000600014

来源: Colegio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal-CBPA

【 摘 要 】

:The concentration of heavy metals (Cr, Fe, Al, As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Mo, Ni, Se and Zn) was evaluated in the blood of nestling blue macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) captured in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul (n=26) in 2012; this was based on the hypothesis that these birds exhibit levels of these heavy metals in their organism and that these interfere in hatching success, weight and age of the chicks. Blood samples were digested with nitric acid and hydrochloric acid and the quantification of metals was performed by ICP-OES (Optical Emission Spectroscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma). Blood samples of nestlings showed concentrations of Cr (0.10μg/g) Fe (3.06μg/g) Al (3.46μg/g), Cd (0.25μg/g) Cu (0.74μg/g), Mo (0.33μg/g), Ni (0.61μg/g), Se (0.98μg/g), and Zn (2.08μg/g). The levels of heavy metals found were not associated with weight, age and hatching success of the chicks.Index

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