Experimental oiling of sanderlings (Calidris alba): Behavior and weight changes

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1154-1158

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Tsipoura, Nellie ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Birds; Oil; Oil spill; Weight changes

Indexed keywords

OIL;

OILING; PLUMAGE; SANDERLING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CALIDRIS ALBA;

EID: 0031779839     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1154:EOOSCA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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