Mercury in feathers of Audouin's gull (Larus audouinii) chicks from northeastern Mediterranean colonies

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-204

  Goutner, V ^a   Furness, R W ^b   Papakonstantinou, K ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Hellenic Ornithological Society Athens   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOMONITORING; FEATHER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEABIRD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREEDING; CHICKEN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEATHER; GREECE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; GREECE; MERCURY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

GREECE;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS AUDOUINII;

EID: 0033943578     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002440010097     Document Type: Article

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