Reproductive abnormalities, teratogenicity, and developmental problems in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2089-2103

  Fernie, Kim ^a,b   Bortolotti, Gary ^a   Smits, Judit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVIAN GENETICS; BIRD; BREEDING; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COURTSHIP; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TERATOGENICITY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OVUM; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RAPTORS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FALCO; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 0242637278     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390390211270     Document Type: Article

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