Relationships among mercury concentrations, hormones, and nesting effort of White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) in the Florida Everglades

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 255-267

  Heath, Julie A ^a,b   Frederick, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardea alba; Endocrine; Eudocimus albus; Great Egret; Methylmercury; Toxicology; Wetlands; White Ibis

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (ELEMENT); TOXICOLOGY; WADER;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARDEA ALBA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; EUDOCIMUS ALBUS; GALLUS GALLUS; IBIS;

EID: 20444395876     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0255:RAMCHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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