Perfluoroalkyl compounds in relation to life-history and reproductive parameters in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2405-2412

  Houde, Magali ^a,b   Balmer, Brian C ^c   Brandsma, Sicco ^d   Wells, Randall S ^c   Rowles, Teri K ^e   Solomon, Keith R ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Live captured bottlenose dolphins; Perfluoroalkyl compounds; Reproductive history; Sarasota Bay

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; BLOOD; CARBON; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

LIVE CAPTURED BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS; PERFLUOROALKYL COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SARASOTA BAY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ALKYL GROUP; PERFLUOROALKYL DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONAMIDE ACID; PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUOROCARBON;

DOLPHIN; LIFE HISTORY; MILK; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLASMA; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES HABITAT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MILK; SEASON; TIME; UNITED STATES; URINE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SARASOTA BAY; UNITED STATES;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FLUOROCARBONS; MALE; MILK; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33750575401     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-499R.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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