Low reproductive rates of Lake superior bald eagles: Low food delivery rates or environmental contaminants?

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-44

  Dykstra, Cheryl R ^a,g   Meyer, Michael W ^b   Warnke, D Keith ^b,c   Karasov, William H ^a   Andersen, David E ^d   Bowerman IV, William W ^e,h   Giesy, John P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d US National Biological Service   (United States)

^e Incorporated   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^h LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; DDE; Food; Lake Superior; PCBs; Reproductive rates

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; USA; WISCONSIN;

HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0031945186     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70797-X     Document Type: Article

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