Heavy metal and selenium levels in Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) parents and their eggs

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 487-491

  Burger, J ^a,b   Gochfeld, M ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0029953244     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00213400     Document Type: Article

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