Mercury contamination in the European green toad Bufotes viridis in Vienna, Austria.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 292, P. 117957 - 117957

Published: March 1, 2025

Mercury (Hg) contamination affects all ecosystems worldwide. Its deleterious effects on wildlife and humans encompass a diversity of impacts from individual to population levels. In the present study, we quantified Hg concentration across various tissues (blood, brain, muscle, toe) green toads (Bufotes viridis) investigated use toe clips as proxy in internal tissues, including brain. Our results show distinct patterns with highest blood 1.496 ± 0.772 µg.g-1 dry weight (dw), followed by muscle tissue 0.687 0.376 dw, brain 0.542 0.319 toes 0.229 0.143 dw. A strong relationship has been found between concentrations (R2 = 0.857, p < 0.001). These emphasize potential clipping reliable, non-lethal method for predicting toad. Further, open possibility assessing association cognitive performance amphibians.

Language: Английский

Developments in the study of poison frog evolutionary ecology II: decoding hidden messages in their coloration and unique behaviours

Evolutionary Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 38(5), P. 551 - 570

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

A Double Threat to Amazonian Amphibian Larvae: A Review of Toxic Contaminants and Their Interaction with Global Climate Change

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский