Severe effects of low-Level oil contamination on wildlife predicted by the corticosterone-stress response: Preliminary data and a research agenda

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 309-313

  Romero, L M ^a   Wikelski, M ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyrhnchus cristatus; Corticosterone stress response; Food web effects; Gal pagos islands; Jessica oil spill; Marine iguanas; Mortality; Oil contamination; Starvation

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MARINE POLLUTION; MORTALITY; OIL POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; STARVATION;

ECUADOR;

ALGAE; AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036882702     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(02)00067-1     Document Type: Article

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