The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a large carnivore species and a top predator in the ecosystems that it inhabits. Considering its role in food webs, wolves may be exposed to high concentrations of potentially harmful elements. Therefore liver samples from 28 legally hunted wolves were analyzed for concentrations of 16 elements using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The Mann-Whitney U test showed a significant difference between the genders only for Li, and there were no differences between individuals caught in different years. The majority of statistically significant correlations between element levels were positive, except for three cases. Compliance with several criteria for suitable bioindicator organisms imply that wolves may serve for monitoring environmental contamination.
Keywords:
Wolf / ICP-OES / Element concentration / Ecotoxicology
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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2017, 99, 6, 701-705
TY - JOUR
AU - Subotić, Srđan
AU - Višnjić Jeftić, Željka
AU - Penezic, Aleksandra
AU - Cirović, Duško
PY - 2017
UR - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1059
AB - The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a large carnivore species and a top predator in the ecosystems that it inhabits. Considering its role in food webs, wolves may be exposed to high concentrations of potentially harmful elements. Therefore liver samples from 28 legally hunted wolves were analyzed for concentrations of 16 elements using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The Mann-Whitney U test showed a significant difference between the genders only for Li, and there were no differences between individuals caught in different years. The majority of statistically significant correlations between element levels were positive, except for three cases. Compliance with several criteria for suitable bioindicator organisms imply that wolves may serve for monitoring environmental contamination.
PB - Springer, New York
T2 - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
T1 - Concentrations of Selected Elements in Liver Tissue of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia
EP - 705
IS - 6
SP - 701
VL - 99
DO - 10.1007/s00128-017-2209-0
ER -
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abstract = "The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a large carnivore species and a top predator in the ecosystems that it inhabits. Considering its role in food webs, wolves may be exposed to high concentrations of potentially harmful elements. Therefore liver samples from 28 legally hunted wolves were analyzed for concentrations of 16 elements using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The Mann-Whitney U test showed a significant difference between the genders only for Li, and there were no differences between individuals caught in different years. The majority of statistically significant correlations between element levels were positive, except for three cases. Compliance with several criteria for suitable bioindicator organisms imply that wolves may serve for monitoring environmental contamination.",
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journal = "Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology",
title = "Concentrations of Selected Elements in Liver Tissue of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia",
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Subotić, S., Višnjić Jeftić, Ž., Penezic, A.,& Cirović, D.. (2017). Concentrations of Selected Elements in Liver Tissue of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia. in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Springer, New York., 99(6), 701-705.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2209-0
Subotić S, Višnjić Jeftić Ž, Penezic A, Cirović D. Concentrations of Selected Elements in Liver Tissue of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia. in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2017;99(6):701-705.
doi:10.1007/s00128-017-2209-0 .
Subotić, Srđan, Višnjić Jeftić, Željka, Penezic, Aleksandra, Cirović, Duško, "Concentrations of Selected Elements in Liver Tissue of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia" in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 99, no. 6 (2017):701-705,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2209-0 . .
