The reproductive success and quality of blue tits (Parus caeruleus) in a heavy metal pollution gradient

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-251

  Dauwe, Tom ^a   Janssens, Ellen ^a   Pinxten, Rianne ^a   Eens, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blue tit; Condition; Heavy metal pollution; Passerines; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

BLUE TITS; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION GRADIENTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

HEAVY METAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HEAVY METAL; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

AVES; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 17444372749     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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