Impact of oil-sands based wetlands on the growth of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 457-463

  Gurney, Kirsty E ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a   Smits, Judit E ^b   Wayland, Mark ^c   Trudeau, Suzanne ^c   Bendell Young, Leah I ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Duckling; Ecotoxicology; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GLYCEROL; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY; RECLAMATION; SAND; TOXICITY;

INDUSTRIAL RECLAMATION; MALLARD DUCKLINGS; PLASMA METABOLITES; TRIGLYCERIDE;

WETLANDS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CYTOCHROME P450; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLYCEROL; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECOTOXICOLOGY; OIL SAND; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY GROWTH; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DUCK; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; WETLAND; WILDLIFE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CANADA; DUCKS; GLYCEROL; OILS; ORGAN SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 12344262920     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-575.1     Document Type: Article

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