Ionomic Variation Among Tissues in Fallow Deer (Dama dama) by Sex and Age.

ABSTRACT: (1) In mammals, the mineral nutrient and trace elemental composition of the body - the ionome - differs among individuals. It has been hypothesized that these differences may be related to age and sex, both for ecotoxic and essential elements. (2) We investigated whether and how intraspecific ionomic variation is related to age and sex in Fallow deer (Dama dama). We tested the predictions that concentrations of ecotoxic elements increase with age, that ionomic variation is lower among young individuals than among older individuals, and that reproductive females (does) have the lowest concentrations of essential elements. (3) Culled animals of different sex and age were obtained from a single protected area. The animals were dissected to collect 13 tissues, and concentrations of 22 differen

SUBMITTER: Wenting E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803548 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature