Journal article
Tolerance to, and metabolism of, fluoroacetate in the Emu
Wildlife Research, Vol.15(3), pp.239-247
1988
Abstract
Compared with most other birds, the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae Vieillot, has unusually high tolerance to fluoroacetate (1080). The LD5o for emus with evolutionary exposure to fluoroacetate- bearing vegetation in the south-west of Western Australia was 102 mg of 1080 per kilogram. This tolerance appears to result from: the substantial capacity of emus to detoxify fluoroacetate by defluorination; the limited conversion of fluoroacetate into fluorocitrate by emus; and/or their possession of an aconitate hydratase which is relatively insensitive to fluorocitrate.
Details
- Title
- Tolerance to, and metabolism of, fluoroacetate in the Emu
- Authors/Creators
- L.E. Twigg (Author/Creator)D.R. King (Author/Creator)H.M. Davis (Author/Creator)D.A. Saunders (Author/Creator)R.J. Mead (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Wildlife Research, Vol.15(3), pp.239-247
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005543574107891
- Copyright
- © 1988, CSIRO.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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