Mercury in Fur of Bats in Middle Taiga of the European Part of Russia at Low Anthropogenic Exposure
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Sampling
2.3. Analytical Methodology
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Myotis dasycneme | Myotis daubentonii | Pipistrellus nathusii | Nyctalus noctula | Vespertilio murinus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
subadult H (4; 85) = 36.9, p < 0.001 | |||||
Myotis dasycneme | - | 1.000 | <0.001 | 0.007 | 0.004 |
Myotis daubentonii | - | <0.001 | 0.040 | 0.032 | |
Pipistrellus nathusii | - | 0.124 | 0.028 | ||
Nyctalus noctula | - | 1.000 | |||
Vespertilio murinus | - | ||||
adult H (4; 91) = 35.9, p < 0.001 | |||||
Myotis dasycneme | - | 1.000 | 0.077 | 0.122 | 0.056 |
Myotis daubentonii | - | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Pipistrellus nathusii | - | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
Nyctalus noctula | - | 1.000 | |||
Vespertilio murinus | - |
Species | Sex | Weight, g | M–W | Forearm Length, mm | M–W | THg | M–W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myotis dasycneme | male n = 12 | 13.2 ± 3.2 8.1–20.0 | Z = 1.99 p = 0.046 | 44.4 ± 3.0 36.2–48.0 | Z = 0.78 p = 0.432 | 3.310 ± 2.969 0.720–11.240 | Z = 1.89 p = 0.057 |
female n = 8 | 15.0 ± 2.6 9.9–19.4 | 45.1 ± 3.1 37.8–48.5 | 4.350 ± 1.037 2.425–5.569 | ||||
Myotis daubentonii | male n = 5 | 8.7 ± 1.3 7.7–10.9 | Z = 1.70 p = 0.090 | 38.5 ± 0.8 37.2–39.5 | Z = 1.31 p = 0.185 | 1.964 ± 1.291 1.072–4.232 | Z = 1.49 p = 0.140 |
female n = 17 | 9.5 ± 0.6 8.5–10.6 | 38.3 ± 0.9 37.0–40.3 | 3.685 ± 4.903 1.299–22.310 | ||||
Pipistrellus nathusii | male n = 18 | 8.0 ± 1.1 6.4–10.4 | Z = 1.46 p = 0.145 | 33.8 ± 0.9 32.2–35.0 | Z = 2.91 p = 0.036 | 8.789 ± 4.807 1.799–21.950 | Z = 0.012 p = 1.0 |
female n = 26 | 8.6 ± 1.2 6.7–11.8 | 35.5 ± 3.1 33.0–46.0 | 8.134 ± 2.762 3.205–15.490 | ||||
Nyctalus noctula | male n = 11 | 30.5 ± 2.3 25.2–33.4 | Z = 1.89 p = 0.057 | 54.5 ± 1.5 52.4–57.1 | Z = 1.89 p = 0.057 | 7.988 ± 9.965 2.736–37.200 | Z = 0.21 p = 0.836 |
female n = 22 | 31.1 ± 2.8 26.9–38.6 | 54.2 ± 4.7 34.0–57.1 | 8.651 ± 7.427 3.146–23.930 | ||||
Vespertilio murinus | male n = 19 | 13.8 ± 1.5 12.0–17.5 | Z = 2.10 p = 0.036 | 44.4 ± 1.3 42.0–46.8 | Z = 1.14 p = 0.251 | 4.324 ± 1.694 0.929–7.547 | Z = 1.87 p = 0.06 |
female n = 37 | 15.3 ± 3.0 11.8–27.4 | 44.9 ± 1.3 42.0–48.1 | 9.904 ± 9.905 1.882–43.005 |
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Ivanova, E.; Eltsova, L.; Shapkin, O.; Udodenko, Y.; Rumiantseva, O.; Pevcova, Y.; Viskontene, A.; Komov, V. Mercury in Fur of Bats in Middle Taiga of the European Part of Russia at Low Anthropogenic Exposure. Toxics 2024, 12, 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120863
Ivanova E, Eltsova L, Shapkin O, Udodenko Y, Rumiantseva O, Pevcova Y, Viskontene A, Komov V. Mercury in Fur of Bats in Middle Taiga of the European Part of Russia at Low Anthropogenic Exposure. Toxics. 2024; 12(12):863. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120863
Chicago/Turabian StyleIvanova, Elena, Liubov Eltsova, Oleg Shapkin, Yuri Udodenko, Olga Rumiantseva, Yana Pevcova, Alex Viskontene, and Viktor Komov. 2024. "Mercury in Fur of Bats in Middle Taiga of the European Part of Russia at Low Anthropogenic Exposure" Toxics 12, no. 12: 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120863
APA StyleIvanova, E., Eltsova, L., Shapkin, O., Udodenko, Y., Rumiantseva, O., Pevcova, Y., Viskontene, A., & Komov, V. (2024). Mercury in Fur of Bats in Middle Taiga of the European Part of Russia at Low Anthropogenic Exposure. Toxics, 12(12), 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120863