Monitoring trace elements in selected organs of Antarctic penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) by plasma-based techniques

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Smichowski, Patricia ^a   Vodopivez, Cristian ^b   Muñoz Olivas, Riansares ^c   María Gutierrez, Ana ^c  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antarctic penguins; Chick individuals; Kidney; Liver; Muscle; Plasma spectrometric techniques; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444444861     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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