Reproductive impairment in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 219-223

  Hoogesteijn, Almira L ^a   DeVoogd, Timothy J ^a   Quimby, Fred W ^b   De Caprio, Tony ^c   Kollias, George V ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Altricial birds; Endocrine disruption; Fertility; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Zebra finches

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMARKERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

REPRODUCTIVE IMPAIRMENT; ZEBRA FINCHES;

BIODIVERSITY;

AROCLOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

FERTILITY; PASSERINE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MORTALITY; NESTING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; AROCLORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 10644257566     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-632R.1     Document Type: Article

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