Metals and selenium as bioindicators of geographic and trophic segregation in giant petrels Macronectes spp.

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 244, Issue , 2002, Pages 257-264

  González Solís, Jacob ^a,b   Sanpera, Carola ^a   Ruiz, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chemicals; Environmental contaminants; Lead; Marine pollution; Mercury; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BLOOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MOVEMENT; SEABIRD;

BIRD ISLAND; SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; MACRONECTES; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; MACRONECTES HALLI;

EID: 0037196049     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps244257     Document Type: Article

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