Abstract:Exposure to heavy metals in mining zones is a significant threat, which can affect ecosystem services and contribute to the decline of wild bat populations. The present study investigated the impacts caused by mining on two bat species in central Brazil, the nectarivorous Glossophaga soricina and the frugivorous Carollia perspicillata. The bats were collected from a nickel miningzone (treatment) and protected area (control). The leukocyte profile of each species was compiled and genotoxicity (comet assay) and … Show more
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