Reproductive success of passerines exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls through the terrestrial food web of the Kalamazoo River

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-118

  Neigh, Arianne M ^a   Zwiernik, Matthew J ^a   Joldersma, Carrie A ^b   Blankenship, Alan L ^a,b   Strause, Karl D ^a   Millsap, Stephanie D ^a   Newsted, John L ^b   Giesy, John P ^a,b,c  

^a National Food Safety and Toxicology Center   (United States)

^b ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Birds; Eastern bluebird; Eggs; Hatching success; House wren; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Productivity

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOMONITORING; BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; FOOD WEB; PASSERINE; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD WEB; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PREY; RIVER; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; MICHIGAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SONGBIRDS;

KALAMAZOO RIVER; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SIALIA; SIALIA SIALIS; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON;

EID: 33845970246     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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