Are current contaminant concentrations in eggs and breeding female Lesser Scaup of concern?

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-61

  Fox, Glen A ^a   MacCluskie, Margaret C ^b,d   Brook, Rodney W ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Inst Wetlands and Waterfowl Res   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aythya affinis; Effects; Lesser Scaup; Organochlorines; Reproduction; Selenium; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS; BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; POTAMOCORBULA AMURENSIS;

EID: 13844272164     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7626     Document Type: Article

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