Deformities, PCBs, and TCDD-equivalents in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) and caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) of the upper Great Lakes 1986-1991: Testing a cause-effect hypothesis

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-197

  Ludwig, James P ^a   Kurita Matsuba, Hiroko ^b   Auman, Heidi J ^a   Ludwig, Matthew E ^b   Summer, Cheryl L ^a   Giesy, John P ^c   Tillitt, Donald E ^d   Jones, Paul D ^e  

^a SERE Group   (Canada)

^b Townhouse 1 ^*  (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Biological Service   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bird eggs; cormorants; embryonic abnormalities; Great Lakes; PCBs; TCDD; Terns

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; HYDROPROGNE CASPIA; LARIDAE; LAURENTIA; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; STERNA CASPIA;

EID: 0029826605     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)70948-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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