Assessing breeding potential of peregrine falcons based on chlorinated hydrocarbon concentrations in prey

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 353-361

  Elliott, J E ^a   Miller, M J ^b   Wilson, L K ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Iolaire Ecological Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation model; Critical concentration; DDE; Diet; Hazard assessment; Organochlorine; Peregrine falcon

Indexed keywords

AVIAN SPECIES; EGGSHELL; MAGPIES; PEREGRINE FALCONS;

CONTAMINATION; FEEDING; FRUITS; HYDROCARBONS; NUTRITION; ORCHARDS; PESTICIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

POLLUTION;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DIELDRIN; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DDE; DIET; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; BREEDING; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; DIET; EGG; NONHUMAN; ORCHARD; PREY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; COLUMBIDAE; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FALCONIFORMES; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SONGBIRDS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OKANAGAN VALLEY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; COLUMBIFORMES; CORVIDAE; FALCO; FALCO PEREGRINUS; PEREGRINUS; STURNIDAE; TURDUS;

EID: 10044269739     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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