Chronic exposure to gamma radiation of wild populations of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-266

  Mihok, Steve ^a  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; Meadow vole; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Radiation effects; Radioecology

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION;

BIOTA; CHRONIC RADIATION; FREE-RANGING; WILD MEADOW VOLES (MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS);

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; MAMMAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARVICOLINAE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 2942574519     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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