Presentation (2008) reporting a field study of mercury exposure and immune function in Little Brown bats on Virginia's South River. Researchers captured bats at downstream and reference sites, used telemetry to locate maternity roosts, and collected fur, blood and brain tissues. They assessed Hg levels, conducted bactericidal and PHA immune assays, stable-isotope diet analysis, and brain receptor assays.
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pdf
Categories:
Presentations
Publication Date :
1905-06-30
Type :
Presentation
Review Notes :
Source is a slide presentation dated 2008 by BRI and Boston University. No explicit meeting affiliation (e.g., SRST) is visible; content and sample totals are taken directly from slides.
