Effects of lead on learning in herring gulls: An avian wildlife model for neurobehavioral deficits

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 615-624

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognitive development; Developmental exposure; Herring gulls; Individual recognition; Lead; Learning; Wildlife bioindicators

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LEAD ACETATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CHICKEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEATHER; FEEDING; FOOD; INDIVIDUALITY; LABORATORY; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NATURAL SCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMOREGULATION; TREADMILL; WALKING; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 23844450048     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.01.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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