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Tissue-Specific Accumulation Patterns of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn in Workers of Three Ant Species (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) from a Metal-Polluted Site

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The present study compares the metal levels (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn) in different tissues of workers of the ant species Formica pratensis Retzius, Formica polyctena (Förster), and Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille) collected from a metal-polluted site. In all species, highest metal levels were found in the midgut, followed by the malpighian tubules and the hindgut. Additional target sites were the

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  1. Department of Ecophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria , , , , , , AT

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Received: 17 May 1996/Revised: 4 September 1996

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Rabitsch, W. Tissue-Specific Accumulation Patterns of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn in Workers of Three Ant Species (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) from a Metal-Polluted Site . Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32, 172–177 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449900171

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