Geluso K N, Altenbach J S, Wilson D E
Science. 1976 Oct 8;194(4261):184-6. doi: 10.1126/science.959845.
Organochlorine residues in the fat of young Mexican free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis, reached the brain and caused symptoms of poisoning after the fat mobilization that takes place during migratory flight was simulated. These chemical body burdens were obtained naturally under free-living conditions at the maternity roost. The data obtained support the hypothesis that pesticides have contributed to recent declines in populations of this bat.
在模拟迁徙飞行过程中发生的脂肪动员后，墨西哥无尾蝠（巴西无尾蝠）幼崽脂肪中的有机氯残留到达大脑并引发中毒症状。这些化学物质在母体栖息地的自由生活条件下自然积累。所获得的数据支持了农药导致这种蝙蝠种群近期数量下降的假说。
