The structure, functions and features of accumulation of heavy metals and microelements in haired cover of mooses of different age groups

Under the conditions of constant anthropogenic pollution biosphere, the study of the possibility of vital activity of the organisms under the conditions of technogenic pollution and the search for a threshold causing irreversible changes in biological systems is of particular importance. During the evolution the animals acquired a whole complex of compensatory reactions allowing them to maintain a constant internal state in subtoxic environmental conditions. The hairline of the animal’s body serves as the defense against external influences, participates in the regulation of heat transfer and in the perception of various irritants from the environment. The research presents the results of the study of the hairline of moose of different sex and age groups kept in the conditions of the Sumarokovsky State Natural Reserve of Kostroma Region. Due to taming and domestication of moose, the question arises of a comprehensive study of the structure, functions and characteristics of the accumulation of heavy metals and trace elements in the hairline of moose of different sex and age groups...