Reproductive success, environmental contaminants, and trophic status of nesting Bald Eagles in eastern Newfoundland, Canada

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-218

  Dominguez, Laura ^a   Montevecchi, William A ^a   Burgess, Neil M ^b   Brazil, Joe ^c   Hobson, Keith A ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Wildlife Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bald Eagle; Contaminants; Diet; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Newfoundland; Productivity; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DDE; DIET; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

BONAVISTA BAY; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; PLACENTIA BAY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 14844353552     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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