Sex-related levels of selenium, heavy metals, and organochlorine compounds in American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhyncos)

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 110-114

  Donaldson, G M ^a   Braune, B M ^b  

^a Chelsea Creek Consulting   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEAVY METAL; MIREX; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; ECOTOXICITY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PELECANIDAE; PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCHOS; PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCOS;

EID: 0033067833     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900495     Document Type: Article

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