Effectiveness of Morelet's crocodile as a bioindicator of metal pollution and metallothionein response to spatial variations of metal exposure

Several studies have assessed the potential of crocodylians as bioindicators of environmental contamination. In this study, the Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) was used as a bioindicator of metal pollution across five locations in southeastern Mexico classified as having high, medium...

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Main Authors: A.M. Buenfil-Rojas, T. Alvarez-Legorreta, M. González-Jáuregui, J. Rendón-von Osten, J.R. Cedeño-Vázquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722000862