An experimental soft-release of oil-spill rehabilitated American coots (Fulica americana): I. Lingering effects on survival, condition and behavior

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-294

  Anderson, D W ^a   Newman, S H ^b   Kelly, P R ^c   Herzog, S K ^a   Lewis, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response   (United States)

Author keywords

American coots; Behavior; Body condition; Fulica americana; Oil spill rehabilitation; Survival; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; OIL POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION; REHABILITATION;

FULICA AMERICANA;

EID: 0033963198     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00180-3     Document Type: Article

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