Bioaccumulation of trace elements affects chick body condition and gut microbiome in greater flamingos.
Gillingham MAF, Borghesi F, Montero BK, Migani F, Béchet A, Rendón-Martos M, Amat JA, Dinelli E, Sommer S.
Gillingham MAF, et al.
Sci Total Environ. 2021 Mar 20;761:143250. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143250. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
Sci Total Environ. 2021.
PMID: 33248770
Controlling for environmental sediment exposure, we assessed if signatures of bioaccumulation in feathers for ten trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Sn and Zn) are associated with two known proxies of health: body condition and the gut bacterial microbiome. .. …
Controlling for environmental sediment exposure, we assessed if signatures of bioaccumulation in feathers for ten trace elements (As, …