Mercury and selenium concentrations in stranded bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-54

  Durden, Wendy Noke ^d   Stolen, Megan K ^a   Adams, Douglas H ^b   Stolen, Eric D ^c  

^a SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DOLPHIN; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MORPHOLOGY; SELENIUM;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 34547617749     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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