Adaptive transformations of the organism of the Small Bat (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) under conditions of combined negative anthropogenic factors

Abstract

Chiropteran mammals have unique body anatomy features that are adapta- tions for flight. However, the histophysiological, physiological, and biochemical parameters of bats have not been studied enough, including under the influence of anthropogenic fac- tors. The article presents the results of a morphological study of the internal organs and hematological and biochemical studies of the blood of bats (using the example of the small bat), living in the Bryansk region, under conditions of technogenic and anthropogenic load. During the work, somatometric measurements of the body and the measurement of the linear parameters of the internal organs were determined. Hematological and biochemical studies of the blood of the small bat were carried out on an automatic biochemical analyzer according to generally accepted methods. Morphological and anatomical adaptation of the small bat, which ensures compliance with the structure of the body and its mode of action, is manifested in the dynamics of somatometric indicators of the body, in the plasticity of macro- and micrometric indicators of the kidneys and liver. Physiological adaptation that maintains the functional state is manifested in quantitative and qualitative reactions from the cellular elements of the blood, demonstrating higher values. It has been established that the number of erythrocytes in the blood of male and female bats is directly dependent on sex, physiological state and age.