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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Erythrocyte micronucleus cytome assay of 17 wild bird species from the central Monte desert, Argentina.

Arnoldo A M Quero, Daniela M Ferré, Agustín Zarco, Pablo F Cuervo, Nora B M Gorla

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  5. Micronucleus and different nuclear abnormalities in wild birds in the Cerrado, Brazil.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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  7. Effects of urban proximity and the occurrence of erythroplastids in Antilophia galeata.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020
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5 authors.

Arnoldo A M QueroLaboratorio de Genética, Ambiente y Reproducción (GenAR), Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza, Argentina. aamartinquero@gmail.com.
Daniela M FerréLaboratorio de Genética, Ambiente y Reproducción (GenAR), Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza, Argentina.
Agustín ZarcoConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina.
Pablo F CuervoLaboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades (LEcEN), Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET Litoral, UNL - CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina.
Nora B M GorlaLaboratorio de Genética, Ambiente y Reproducción (GenAR), Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza, Argentina.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Birds have the potential to be considered valuable bioindicators of the quality of ecosystems and the environmental impact of pollutants. The aims of this study were to determine the micronuclei frequency and other nuclear abnormalities in erythrocytes by analyzing a wild bird community from central Monte desert (Argentina) and to clarify if there were any differences among certain species. Frequencies of nuclear abnormalities were determined in 73 wild birds belonging to 17 species and two orders (Passeriformes and Columbiformes). A high proportion of individuals, 90.4 and 80.9 %, had erythrocytes with micronuclei and nuclear buds, respectively. Notched nuclei, binucleated cells, nuclear tails, and nucleoplasmic bridges were also recorded. Certain species appeared to be more informative than others with regard to the possibility of being used as bioindicators of genetic damage. Saltator aurantiirostris and Columbina picui were the only species that showed significantly different frequencies of nuclear alterations, in comparison with the other species. The frequencies here presented are the first reported for these bird species from the orders Passeriformes and Columbiformes. This research supports the notion that the use of these biomarkers could be effectively applied to evaluate spontaneous or induced genetic instability in wild birds.

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Micronuclei, Chromosome-DefectiveAnimalsAnimals, WildArgentinaCell NucleusColumbiformesEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringErythrocytesMicronucleus TestsPasseriformesReference ValuesColumbiformesCytome assayErythrocytesMicronucleiNuclear abnormalitiesPasseriformesWild birds

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