Maternal transfer of selenium in Alligator mississippiensis nesting downstream from a coal-burning power plant

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1969-1972

  Roe, John H ^a   Hopkins, William A ^a   Baionno, Jennifer A ^a   Staub, Brandon P ^a   Rowe, Christopher L ^b   Jackson, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; Chorioallantoic membrane; Crocodylia; Maternal transfer; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CONTAMINATION; SELENIUM; TISSUE;

ALLIGATORS; EMBRYOS;

TOXICITY;

COAL; SELENIUM;

AMPHIBIAN; BIOACCUMULATION; EGG; HEAVY METAL; POWER PLANT; SELENIUM;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REPTILE; VERTEBRATE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; INCINERATION; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OVUM; POWER PLANTS; PREGNANCY; SELENIUM;

ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3442901060     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-520     Document Type: Article

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