Haematology of <i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i>(Amphibia: <i>Ranidae</i>) of <i>Striata</i>and <i>Maculata</i>Morphs in Populations Living in Conditions of Anthropogenic Pollution in Southern Bulgaria

• 作者: Georgi Sashev Popgeorgiev Mamoona Rauf Muhammad Arif Nikolai Hristov Mehterov Zhivko Marinov Zhelev
• 来源期刊: 动物科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Striata and Maculata MORPHS Pelophylax ridibundus Anthropogenic Pollution Bio-Indication Haematological Parameters SOUTHERN Bulgaria
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（4）
• 页码范围: 206-216
• 页数: 11页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Basic haematological parameters were studied in adult, sexually mature individuals of colour morphs (striata and maculata) in the populations of Pelophylax ridibundus living in biotopes with various degrees of anthropogenic pollution (control, domestic sewage pollution and heavy metal pollution) in Southern Bulgaria. We found that in the polluted biotopes in individuals of both morphs of P. ridibundus the blood parameters: erythrocyte (RBC) and leukocyte (WBS) count, haemoglobin concentration (Hb), haematocrit (PCV) were statistically reliably higher, the number of lymphocytes (Ly) decreased, and the parameters: mean cell haemoglobin (MCH), mean cell haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean cell volume (MCV) and differential blood formula changed considerably in comparison with the control group. In terms of anthropogenic pollution, the average values of RBC and Hb were higher in P. ridibundus of striata morph.