• DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.01.026
Corpus ID: 58597335

Effect of urbanization on the micronucleus frequency in birds from forest fragments.

@article{Baesse2019EffectOU,
  title={Effect of urbanization on the micronucleus frequency in birds from forest fragments.},
  author={C. Q. Baesse and V. Tolentino and S. Morelli and C. Melo},
  journal={Ecotoxicology and environmental safety},
  year={2019},
  volume={171},
  pages={
          631-637
        }
}

C. Q. Baesse, V. Tolentino, +1 author C. Melo

Published 2019

Biology, Medicine

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

The urbanization contributes to environment contamination, mainly by the increased vehicle traffic. This intense traffic releases in the air chemical compounds with mutagenic properties that can affect the entire ecosystem. The birds for the flight accumulate air, absorbing gases or particles. The absorption of this polluted air may be causative agent responsible for micronucleus (MN) induction in bird erythrocytes. The quantitative analysis of MN in birds can assists in the monitoring… CONTINUE READING

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