Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Brasil
Abstract
ABSTRACT This is the first study to investigate mercury (Hg) contamination in felid species in the Brazilian Amazon. We collected 26 fur samples from wild felids of four species (Puma concolor, Panthera onca, Leopardus pardalis and Leopardus wiedii) occurring in the Mamirauá and Amanã sustainable development reserves, in the state of Amazonas. Samples were from museum specimens, except for five P. onca samples collected from free-living individuals. Total Hg concentrations ranged from 0.12 to 48.1 µg g-1. Concentrations of Hg did not differ significantly between museum specimens and live individuals of P. onca, but varied significantly among species, with significantly higher concentrations for P. onca and L. pardalis, which could be related to factors such as diet and habitat.
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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