Accumulation of selenium and lack of severe effects on productivity of American dippers (Cinclus mexicanus) and spotted sandpipers (Actitis macularia)

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 414-423

  Harding, Lee E ^a   Graham, Mark ^b   Paton, Dale ^c  

^a SciWrite Environmental Sciences Ltd   (Canada)

^b Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

^c Anatum Ecological Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; SELENIUM;

ACTITIS MACULARIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIRD; CINCLUS MEXICANUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCKS AND GEESE; EGG; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TERATOGENICITY; WEIGHT;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHARADRIIFORMES; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MINING; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SELENIUM; SONGBIRDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ACTITIS; ACTITIS MACULARIA; ANATIDAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CINCLIDAE; CINCLUS MEXICANUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 19844363086     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-004-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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