Mercury distribution in blood, tissues, and feathers of double-crested cormorant nestlings from arid-lands reservoirs in south central New Mexico

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 456-461

  Caldwell, C A ^a   Arnold, M A ^b   Gould, W R ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEATHER; FISH; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 0032906650     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006618     Document Type: Article

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