| Abstract: | Various species of kestrels have become important bioindicators of environmental quality and test species for comparative toxicology in captivity. At least 7 species of kestrels have been used to document the presence of environmental contamination primarily organochlorines and metals, in at least 15 countries. Captive kestrels have been used in studies involving a wide variety of environmental contaminants and toxicants examining: bioaccumulation; lethal toxicity using acute, chronic, and secondary exposures; effects on reproduction, eggshell thickness, and related enzyme systems; and effects on a wide variety of physiological and biochemical parameters. Field studies have examined the response of kestrels to exposure to insecticides. Kestrels should continue to play a vital role as a bioindicator and raptorial ‘white mouse‘, especially because of their relationship to other falconiformes, several of which have been shown to be extremely sensitive to environmental changes. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5210005 |
| Citation Author: | Wiemeyer, S.N.; Lincer, J.L. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Editor: | Bird, David M.; Bowen, Reed (editors) |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | The Ancestral Kestrel: Proceedings of a Symposium on Kestrel Species, St. Louis, Missouri, December 1st, 1983 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vii, 178 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | PDF on file: 3546_Wiemeyer.pdf |
| Citation Publisher: | Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. and MacDonald Raptor Research Centre of McGill University |
| Citation Series: | Raptor Research Reports |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The use of kestrels in toxicology; 1987; Book chapter; The Ancestral Kestrel: Proceedings of a Symposium on Kestrel Species, St. Louis, Missouri, December 1st, 1983; Wiemeyer, S.N.; Lincer, J.L. |
| Citation Start Page: | 165 |
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| Citation Year: | 1987 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | The use of kestrels in toxicology; 1987; Book chapter; The Ancestral Kestrel: Proceedings of a Symposium on Kestrel Species, St. Louis, Missouri, December 1st, 1983; Wiemeyer, S.N.; Lincer, J.L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. and MacDonald Raptor Research Centre of McGill University |
