Elemental and organochlorine residues in bald eagles from Adak Island, Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 511-517

  Stout, Jordan H ^a   Trust, Kimberly A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adak Island; Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Bald eagles; Contaminants; Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; HALIAEETUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

CADMIUM; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; MERCURY; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EAGLE; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; EAGLES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SELENIUM;

EID: 0036654688     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.511     Document Type: Article

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