Birds maintain higher plasma glucose concentrations (PGlu) than other vertebrates of similar
body mass and, in most cases, appear to store comparatively very little glucose …

Birds naturally have blood glucose concentrations that are nearly double levels measured
for mammals of similar body size and studies have shown that birds are resistant to insulin …

Ecotoxicology is a relatively new scientific discipline. Indeed, it might be argued that it is only
during the last 5-10 years that it has come to merit being regarded as a true science, rather …

Introduction. Viral Infections. Duck Plague. Avian Influenza, Newcastle Disease, and Other
Paramyxoviruses. Other Viruses. Bacterial Infections. Avian Cholera. Other Bacteria …

Medina lagoon in Andalusia has one of the highest densities of spent lead (Pb) shot in
Europe. Blood samples from waterbirds were collected in 2006–2008 to measure Pb …

Numerous incidents of poisoning of fish have been observed after applying
organophosphate or carbamate insecticides. The determination that these insecticides were …

The Prestige oil spill in November 2002 is considered the biggest large-scale catastrophe of
its type in Europe, thousands of seabirds dying in the subsequent months. Here, the total …

In 1997, we compared the haematological and plasma biochemical profiles among
populations of pigeon guillemots, Cepphus columba, in areas oiled and not oiled by the …

Large quantities of petroleum products are released into the marine environment as result of
tanker wrecks. Such catastrophic events have a dramatic impact on marine ecosystems …

In recent years, an increasing number of studies have focused on the ranges of variation of
health related biochemical and haematological parameters in wildlife, but information is still …