Relative contributions of organochlorine contaminants, parasitism, and predation to reproductive success of eastern spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spiniferus spiniferus) from southern Ontario, Canada

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 261-270

  De Solla, Shane R ^a   Fletcher, Michelle L ^b   Bishop, Christine A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Upper Thames River Conservation Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eggs; Organochlorines; Parasitism; Reproduction; Softshell turtles

Indexed keywords

FURAN; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ORGANOCHLORINE; PARASITISM; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SEX RATIO; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; ONTARIO; OVUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TURTLES;

CANADA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; APALONE; APALONE SPINIFERA; APALONE SPINIFERA SPINIFERA; MYA ARENARIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 0037306518     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022563012687     Document Type: Article

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