Mercury concentrations in migratory waterfowl harvested from Southern Nevada Wildlife Management areas, USA

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-44

  Gerstenberger, Shawn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bufflehead; Common mergansers; Liver; Mercury; Muscle; Nevada; Northern shovelers; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; HARVESTING; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE;

HUNTING SEASONS; MIGRATORY WATERFOWLS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

MERCURY;

BIOASSAY; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIGRATORY SPECIES; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL HUNTING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCKS AND GEESE; FEMALE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEVADA; SEASONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS CLYPEATA; ANATIDAE; BUCEPHALA ALBEOLA; MERGUS MERGANSER;

EID: 1242319343     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.10149     Document Type: Article

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