The use of kestrels in toxicology
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By: Stanley N. Wiemeyer and J.L. Lincer
Edited by: David M. Bird and Reed Bowen
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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.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | The use of kestrels in toxicology |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. and MacDonald Raptor Research Centre of McGill University |
| Publisher location | Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | vii, 178 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | The Ancestral Kestrel: Proceedings of a Symposium on Kestrel Species, St. Louis, Missouri, December 1st, 1983 |
| First page | 165 |
| Last page | 178 |
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