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ArticlePloS one2022

Trace elements concentration in blood of nesting Kemp's Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) at Rancho Nuevo sanctuary, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Kevin Alan Zavala-Félix, Miguel Angel Reyes-López, Fátima Yedith Camacho-Sánchez, Héctor Hugo Acosta-Sánchez, Catherine E Hart, Alan A Zavala-Norzagaray, Valeria Leal-Sepúlveda, Renato Leal-Moreno, Brenda Aracely Espinoza-Romo, A Alonso Aguirre and 1 more

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Kevin Alan Zavala-FélixLaboratory Vida Silvestre, CIIDIR Sinaloa- Department Medio Ambiente, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8076-4358
Miguel Angel Reyes-LópezCentro de Biotecnología Genómica-Conservation Medicine Laboratory, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9939-3032
Fátima Yedith Camacho-SánchezCentro de Biotecnología Genómica-Conservation Medicine Laboratory, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-5557-2565
Héctor Hugo Acosta-SánchezPrograma de Conservación de Tortugas Marinas en el Santuario Playa de Rancho Nuevo, Terra Asesoría Ambiental S.C., Ciudad Victoria, Mexico.
Catherine E HartInvestigación, Capacitación y Soluciones Ambientales y Sociales AC, Tepic, Nayarit, México.ORCID 0000-0002-0833-2523
Alan A Zavala-NorzagarayLaboratory Vida Silvestre, CIIDIR Sinaloa- Department Medio Ambiente, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-4380-9056
Valeria Leal-SepúlvedaLaboratory Vida Silvestre, CIIDIR Sinaloa- Department Medio Ambiente, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3293-9728
Renato Leal-MorenoLaboratory Vida Silvestre, CIIDIR Sinaloa- Department Medio Ambiente, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Brenda Aracely Espinoza-RomoLaboratory Vida Silvestre, CIIDIR Sinaloa- Department Medio Ambiente, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9751-8815
A Alonso AguirreWarner College of Natural Resources, Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America.
César P Ley-QuiñónezLaboratory Vida Silvestre, CIIDIR Sinaloa- Department Medio Ambiente, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1043-7276

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concentrations of trace elements including As, Zn, Cu, Se, Pb, Hg and Cd, were determined in the blood of nesting Kemp's ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) at Rancho Nuevo sanctuary, Tamaulipas, Mexico during 2018-2020. The sequential concentrations analyzed were Zn> Se> Cu> As> Pb; while Cd and Hg concentrations were below the limits of detection (0.01 μg g-1). No significant differences were observed between the concentrations of trace elements (p> 0.05) by year, except Se levels, possibly resulting from recorded seasonal differences in turtle size. No relationships among turtle size vs elements concentration were observed. In conclusion, essential and toxic trace elements concentrations in the blood of nesting Kemp's ridley turtles may be a reflex of the ecosystem in which the turtles develop, that is, with low bioavailability of elements observed in the trophic webs in the Gulf of Mexico.

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MercuryTrace ElementsTurtlesAnimalsCadmiumEcosystemLeadMexicoCadmiumLeadMercuryTrace Elements

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PMID36322564
PMCPMC9629633

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