DDE still high in white-faced Ibis eggs from Carson Lake, Nevada

Waterbirds

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 478-484

  Henny, Charles J ^a  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DDE DDT; Eggshell thickness; Mercury; Nevada; Plegadis chihi; White faced Ibis

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; IBIS; PLEGADIS CHIHI;

DDE; EGGSHELL THINNING; WHITE-FACED IBIS;

USA, NEVADA, CARSON LAKE;

EID: 0031284414     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521598     Document Type: Article

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