The use of a lacertid lizard as a model for reptile ecotoxicology studies - part 1 field demographics and morphology
| Autor: | Reinier M. Mann, Miguel A. Carretero, Amadeu M.V.M. Soares, Maria José Amaral, Rita C. Bicho |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Male Environmental Engineering Environmental contamination Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Morphology (biology) 010501 environmental sciences Biology Ecotoxicology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Fluctuating asymmetry Lacertid lizard Stress Physiological Environmental Chemistry Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Animals Body Size Pesticides Ecosystem Reptile ecotoxicology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Population Density Ecology Population size Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Field study Lizards General Medicine General Chemistry Pesticide Pollution Habitat Podarcis bocagei Environmental Pollutants Female Sex ratio Environmental Sciences Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | At the European level, lacertid lizards have been proposed as potential model species for reptile ecotoxicology. We studied demographic and morphological aspects of natural field subpopulations of Podarcis bocagei inhabiting similar agricultural habitats which were either regularly exposed to pesticides, or not. Parameters examined in this study included population size and density, sex ratio, adult body size, fluctuating asymmetry in femoral pores and parasite prevalence. In general, we detected few statistically significant differences between the exposed and reference subpopulations. Although field situations are ecologically complex and factors other than pesticides may be acting, the absence of observable effects on field subpopulations is probably indicative that lizards are coping or compensating for this level of exposure. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. |
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