Mercury distribution in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-70

  Heaton Jones, Terrell G ^a,c   Homer, Bruce L ^b   Heaton Jones, D L ^b   Sundlof, Stephen F ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; American alligator; Crocodilian; Florida; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MERCURIALISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031085610     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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