Mercury concentrations in tissues of osprey from the Carolinas, USA

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1819-1829

  Hopkins, William A ^a,b   Hopkins, Laralea B ^b,c   Unrine, Jason M ^b   Snodgrass, Joel ^d   Elliot, James D ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c International Center for Birds of Prey   (United States)

^d TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Claw; Feathers; Kidney; Liver; Mercury; Molt; Osprey; Pandion haliaetus; South Carolina; Talon

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOLT; PLUMAGE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PANDION HALIAETUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 34547959254     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-016     Document Type: Article

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