Effects of methylmercury on reproduction in American kestrels

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1856-1866

  Albers, Peter H ^a   Koterba, Michael T ^b   Rossmann, Ronald ^c   Link, William A ^a   French, John B ^a   Bennett, Richard S ^d   Bauer, Wayne C ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

American kestrel; Egg; Methylmercury; Reproduction; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NUTRITION;

AMERICAN KESTREL; EGG; METHYLMERCURY; TOXIC EFFECTS;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; FLEDGING; INCUBATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRY WEIGHT; EGG; EGG PRODUCTION; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FEMALE; FLEDGLING; INCUBATION TIME; KESTREL; MALE; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FALCONIFORMES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OVUM; REPRODUCTION;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 34548506050     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-592R.1     Document Type: Article

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