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The aim is to understand the relationship between hedgehog diet, specifically slugs, and exposure to hepatic toxicants.

Diet Metabarcoding Reveals Correlations Between the Consumption of Slugs and Hepatic Toxicants in European Hedgehogs ( Erinaceus europaeus )

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Explores diet effects on toxins in hedgehogs, revealing implications for conservation.

The aim is to understand the relationship between hedgehog diet, specifically slugs, and exposure to hepatic toxicants.
Characterized diet using fecal DNA metabarcoding.
Analyzed dietary composition of 209 hedgehogs in Europe.
Investigated correlations between diet richness and hepatic toxicant concentrations.
Finding that slugs are the primary food source for 92% of hedgehogs.
Increased slug consumption correlates with higher hepatic zinc levels.
Diet richness negatively correlates with hepatic brodifacoum concentration.

Fieschi‐Méric et al. (2026) studied this question.

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