Mercury concentrations in Bicknell's thrush and other insectivorous passerines in montane forests of northeastern North America

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 223-240

  Rimmer, Christopher C ^a   Mcfarland, Kent P ^a   Evers, David C ^b   Miller, Eric K ^c   Aubry, Yves ^d   Busby, Daniel ^d   Taylor, Robert J ^e  

^a Box 532   (United States)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Ecosystems Research Group Ltd   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharus bicknelli; Methylmercury; Nearctic neotropical migratory birds; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; INSECTIVORE; METHYLMERCURY; MONTANE FOREST; SONGBIRD;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEATHER; FOREST; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INSECTIVORE; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTER FALL; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; MERCURY; NEW ENGLAND; OVUM; PASSERIFORMES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; CATHARUS BICKNELLI; DENDROICA CORONATA; DENDROICA STRIATA; NEARCTIC; PASSERIFORMES; TURDIDAE; ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 16844380284     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-004-6270-1     Document Type: Article

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