Bioenergetic and pharmacokinetic model for exposure of common loon (Gavia immer) chicks to methylmercury

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 677-685

  Karasov, William H ^a   Kenow, Kevin P ^b   Meyer, Michael W ^c   Fournier, Francois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Energetics; Growth; Mercury; Pharmocokinetics

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; GROWTH KINETICS; MERCURY (METAL);

ENERGETICS; METHYLMERCURY; PHARMACOKINETICS MODELS;

PHARMACOKINETICS;

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIRD; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HATCHING; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TROUT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD ANALYSIS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WISCONSIN;

AVES; GAVIA IMMER; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34247503096     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-262.1     Document Type: Article

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