Health of tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings exposed to chlorinated hydrocarbons in the St. Lawrence River basin. Part II. Basal and stress plasma corticosterone concentrations

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2015-2029

  Martinovic, Barbara ^a,f   Lean, Dave ^a   Bishop, Christine A ^b   Birmingham, Erinn ^c   Secord, Anne ^d   Jock, Ken ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^e Environment Division   (United States)

^f HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; STRESS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; HIRUNDINIDAE; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 0242288470     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713853981     Document Type: Article

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