Does prey biomass or mercury exposure affect loon chick survival in Wisconsin?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-67

  Merrill, Evelyn H ^a   Hartigan, Jerry J ^b   Meyer, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Foraging behavior; Gavia immer; Loon food habits; Loon mass; Loon mercury consumption; Loon survival; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD PROVISIONING; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; SURVIVAL;

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

ASTACIDAE; ASTACOIDEA; GALLUS GALLUS; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 18044385965     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069<0057:DPBOME>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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