European starling (Sturnus vulgaris): Avian model and monitor of polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at a superfund site in Southern Illinois, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-104

  Arenal, Christine A ^a   Halbrook, Richard S ^b   Woodruff, MaryJo ^c  

^a Southern Illinois University ^*  (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian model; Biomonitor; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Starling

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; DATA REDUCTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REMEDIATION; TISSUE;

SPECIES;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

AROCLOR 1254; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AVIFAUNA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; PCB;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; BREEDING; CARCASS; EGG LAYING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN STARLING; HATCHING; LIVER; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346098277     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-606     Document Type: Article

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