Calcium availability influences lead accumulation in a passerine bird

Animal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Dauwe, Tom ^a   Snoeijs, Tinne ^a   Bervoets, Lieven ^a   Blust, Ronny ^a   Eens, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acidification; Dietary calcium; Lead accumulation; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CALCIUM; LEAD; PASSERINE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AVES; OSTREIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 33749534303     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075606778441822     Document Type: Article

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