Rich calcium availability diminishes heavy metal toxicity in Pied Flycatcher

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 548-553

  Eeva, T ^a   Lehikoinen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Ficedula hypoleuca; Parus major; Pollution; Snail abundance

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMELTING; TOXICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HARJAVALTA; LANSI-SUOMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; GASTROPODA; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 4043152091     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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