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Science 8 October 1976:
Vol. 194. no. 4261, pp. 184 - 186
DOI: 10.1126/science.959845
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Science, Vol 194, Issue 4261, 184-186
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Bat mortality: pesticide poisoning and migratory stress

KN Geluso, JS Altenbach, and DE Wilson

Organochlorine residues in the fat of young Mexican free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis, reached the brain and caused symptoms of poisoning after the fat mobilization that takes place during migratory flight was simulated. These chemical body burdens were obtained naturally under free-living conditions at the maternity roost. The data obtained support the hypothesis that pesticides have contributed to recent declines in populations of this bat.


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