Applicability of spraints for monitoring organic contaminants in free-ranging otters (Lutra Lutra)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2821-2826

  Van Den Brink, Nico W ^a   Jansman, Hugh A H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effect levels; Noninvasive monitoring; Otter; Spraints

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; FOOD PROCESSING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMPURITIES; METABOLISM;

FOOD ITEMS; NONINVASIVE MONITORING; SPRAINTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

FAT; PBC 264;

BIOMONITORING; GENETIC MARKER; MANURE; MUSTELID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANAL SACS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FECES; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; OTTERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ANIMALIA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 33846178204     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-611R.1     Document Type: Article

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