Mercury and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in mink

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2611-2619

  Lake, James L ^a   Ryba, Stephan A ^a   Serbst, Jonathan ^a   Brown IV, Charles F ^b   Gibson, Lori ^b  

^a Atlantic Ecology Division National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nitrogen stable isotopes; Mercury; Mink; Mustela vison; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MERCURY (METAL); NITROGEN; TISSUE;

DIETARY COMPOSITION; MUSCLE TISSUE; SALT MARSH ENVIRONMENTS; STOMACH CONTENTS;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON; FRESH WATER; ISOTOPE; MERCURY; NITROGEN;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUSTELID; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SALTMARSH; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; LIVER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINK; MUSCLE TISSUE; MUSTELA VISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIVER; MERCURY; MINK; MUSCLES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOMACH;

NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 37049012071     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-607.1     Document Type: Article

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