Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/167
Title: Concentrations of Selected Elements in Liver Tissue of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia
Authors: Subotić, Srđan 
Višnjić-Jeftić
Penezić, Aleksandra 
Ćirović, Duško 
Keywords: Ecotoxicology;Element concentration;ICP-OES;Wolf
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2017
Journal: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/167
ISSN: 0007-4861
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2209-0
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