Trace elements in the teeth of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from the North Pacific

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-423

  Ando, Noriko ^a   Isono, Takeomi ^b   Sakurai, Yasunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Econixe Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Particle induced X ray emission analysis; Pollution; Steller sea lion; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; PINNIPED; TOOTH; TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ALASKA; ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS;

EID: 33645535416     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0037-x     Document Type: Article

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