Changes in the growth, but not the survival, of American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed to environmentally relevant polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1541-1554

  Fernie, Kim ^a   Laird Shutt, J ^a   Ritchie, Ian ^b   Letcher, Robert ^a,c   Drouillard, Ken ^c   Bird, David ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SAFFLOWER OIL; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY SIZE; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIFORMES; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BODY BURDEN; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; OOCYTE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AVES; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIDAE; LARUS ARGENTATUS; RAPTORES; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY BURDEN; BODY SIZE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; OVUM; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33746206288     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390500468753     Document Type: Article

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