The use of kestrels in toxicology
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By: Stanley N. Wiemeyer and J.L. Lincer
Edited by: David M. Bird and Reed Bowen
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Abstract
Various species of kestrels have become important bioindicators of environmental quality and test species for comparative toxicology in captivity. At least 7 species of kestrels have been used to document the presence of environmental contamination primarily organochlorines and metals, in at least 15 countries. Captive kestrels have been used in studies involving a wide variety of environmental contaminants and toxicants examining: bioaccumulation; lethal toxicity using acute, chronic, and secondary exposures; effects on reproduction, eggshell thickness, and related enzyme systems; and effects on a wide variety of physiological and biochemical parameters. Field studies have examined the response of kestrels to exposure to insecticides. Kestrels should continue to play a vital role as a bioindicator and raptorial 'white mouse', especially because of their relationship to other falconiformes, several of which have been shown to be extremely sensitive to environmental changes.
Suggested Citation
Wiemeyer, S.N., Lincer, J., 1987, The use of kestrels in toxicology, chap. of The Ancestral Kestrel: Proceedings of a Symposium on Kestrel Species, St. Louis, Missouri, December 1st, 1983, p. 165-178.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | The use of kestrels in toxicology |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. and MacDonald Raptor Research Centre of McGill University |
| Publisher location | Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | vii, 178 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | The Ancestral Kestrel: Proceedings of a Symposium on Kestrel Species, St. Louis, Missouri, December 1st, 1983 |
| First page | 165 |
| Last page | 178 |