Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times

Bird feathers have been widely used as environmental indicators, providing key information on environmental pollution. However, there is little available information on the adsorption of natural radioactivity in bird feathers and consequently, its impact on the field of movement ecology is not yet k...

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Autores: Fraixedas Núñez, Sara|||0000-0003-1407-0387, Riera, Alba, Barriocanal Lozano, Carles|||0000-0002-6107-9360, Alorda-Montiel, Irene|||0000-0002-6212-9171, Quesada, Javier|||0000-0002-6010-8473, Rodellas, Valentí|||0000-0002-5896-9987, García Orellana, Jordi|||0000-0002-0543-2641
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107397
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Palabra clave:Environmental pollution
Natural radionuclides
Lead-210
Moult
Migratory strategy
Primary feathers
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spelling Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight timesFraixedas Núñez, Sara|||0000-0003-1407-0387Riera, AlbaBarriocanal Lozano, Carles|||0000-0002-6107-9360Alorda-Montiel, Irene|||0000-0002-6212-9171Quesada, Javier|||0000-0002-6010-8473Rodellas, Valentí|||0000-0002-5896-9987García Orellana, Jordi|||0000-0002-0543-2641Environmental pollutionNatural radionuclidesLead-210MoultMigratory strategyPrimary feathersBird feathers have been widely used as environmental indicators, providing key information on environmental pollution. However, there is little available information on the adsorption of natural radioactivity in bird feathers and consequently, its impact on the field of movement ecology is not yet known. This study investigates the concentration and distribution of 210Pb in wing- and tail-feathers of different bird species with contrasting migratory strategies, and discusses its potential use as a tracer of age and flight times. Adsorption of 210Pb in bird feathers is directly related to the interaction of feathers with air, therefore it is hypothesised that the presence of this radionuclide is proportional to the length of flight times, and is asymmetrically distributed in flight feathers. Consequently, a significant difference is expected between 210Pb concentrations in feathers of long-distance migrants when compared to sedentary species. For this purpose, a total of 45 samples from eight individuals of three bird species with distinct migratory strategies were analysed: a highly aerial and long-distance migratory species (Common swift Apus apus), and two largely sedentary species widely distributed across Europe (Great tit Parus major and Tawny owl Strix aluco). Novel findings show that the content of 210Pb in bird feathers of adult migratory birds is much higher than in sedentary birds or juvenile individuals, demonstrating this naturally occurring radionuclide can provide information about the contact time between feathers and air. Additionally, 210Pb adsorption was not evenly distributed in bird feathers. The findings provide a new method to trace age and flight time of birds using 210Pb in feathers, complementing conventional techniques in bird migration studies. 22024-01-0120242024-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/290293https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107397reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/BP-00134Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-00859Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades https://doi.org/10.13039/100014440 PRE2020-092343Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2020-114907GB-C21Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2019/BP-00241Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades https://doi.org/10.13039/100014440 CEX2019-000940-MAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-00640open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2902932026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
title Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
spellingShingle Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
Fraixedas Núñez, Sara|||0000-0003-1407-0387
Environmental pollution
Natural radionuclides
Lead-210
Moult
Migratory strategy
Primary feathers
title_short Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
title_full Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
title_fullStr Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
title_full_unstemmed Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
title_sort Concentrations and distribution of 210Pb in bird feathers and its potential for tracing age and flight times
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fraixedas Núñez, Sara|||0000-0003-1407-0387
Riera, Alba
Barriocanal Lozano, Carles|||0000-0002-6107-9360
Alorda-Montiel, Irene|||0000-0002-6212-9171
Quesada, Javier|||0000-0002-6010-8473
Rodellas, Valentí|||0000-0002-5896-9987
García Orellana, Jordi|||0000-0002-0543-2641
author Fraixedas Núñez, Sara|||0000-0003-1407-0387
author_facet Fraixedas Núñez, Sara|||0000-0003-1407-0387
Riera, Alba
Barriocanal Lozano, Carles|||0000-0002-6107-9360
Alorda-Montiel, Irene|||0000-0002-6212-9171
Quesada, Javier|||0000-0002-6010-8473
Rodellas, Valentí|||0000-0002-5896-9987
García Orellana, Jordi|||0000-0002-0543-2641
author_role author
author2 Riera, Alba
Barriocanal Lozano, Carles|||0000-0002-6107-9360
Alorda-Montiel, Irene|||0000-0002-6212-9171
Quesada, Javier|||0000-0002-6010-8473
Rodellas, Valentí|||0000-0002-5896-9987
García Orellana, Jordi|||0000-0002-0543-2641
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Environmental pollution
Natural radionuclides
Lead-210
Moult
Migratory strategy
Primary feathers
topic Environmental pollution
Natural radionuclides
Lead-210
Moult
Migratory strategy
Primary feathers
description Bird feathers have been widely used as environmental indicators, providing key information on environmental pollution. However, there is little available information on the adsorption of natural radioactivity in bird feathers and consequently, its impact on the field of movement ecology is not yet known. This study investigates the concentration and distribution of 210Pb in wing- and tail-feathers of different bird species with contrasting migratory strategies, and discusses its potential use as a tracer of age and flight times. Adsorption of 210Pb in bird feathers is directly related to the interaction of feathers with air, therefore it is hypothesised that the presence of this radionuclide is proportional to the length of flight times, and is asymmetrically distributed in flight feathers. Consequently, a significant difference is expected between 210Pb concentrations in feathers of long-distance migrants when compared to sedentary species. For this purpose, a total of 45 samples from eight individuals of three bird species with distinct migratory strategies were analysed: a highly aerial and long-distance migratory species (Common swift Apus apus), and two largely sedentary species widely distributed across Europe (Great tit Parus major and Tawny owl Strix aluco). Novel findings show that the content of 210Pb in bird feathers of adult migratory birds is much higher than in sedentary birds or juvenile individuals, demonstrating this naturally occurring radionuclide can provide information about the contact time between feathers and air. Additionally, 210Pb adsorption was not evenly distributed in bird feathers. The findings provide a new method to trace age and flight time of birds using 210Pb in feathers, complementing conventional techniques in bird migration studies.
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