Spatial and temporal trends in levels of trace metals and PCBs in the European badger Meles meles (L., 1758) in The Netherlands: Implications for reproduction

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 107-118

  Van Den Brink, N W ^a   Ma, W C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European badger Meles meles; PCBs; Population trends; Reproduction implications; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TRACE METAL;

MAMMAL; PCB; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION; REPRODUCTION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

NETHERLANDS;

MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0031758724     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00296-4     Document Type: Article

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