Evaluation of organochlorine compounds in peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and their main prey (Columba livia) inhabiting central Spain

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2088-2093

  Merino, Rubén ^a   Bordajandi, Luisa R ^a   Abad, Esteban ^b   Rivera, Josep ^b   Jiménez, Begoña ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Organochlorines; Peregrine falcon; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Toxic equivalents

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

PEREGRINE FALCON; STRESSORS; TOXIC EQUIVALENT QUANTITIES; TOXIC METALS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RAPTORS; SPAIN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; FALCO PEREGRINUS;

EID: 23744461378     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-018R.1     Document Type: Article

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