"The calamity of so long life": Life histories, contaminants, and potential emerging threats to long-lived vertebrates

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 623-631

  Rowe, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds of prey; Marine mammals; Persistent contaminants; Reproductive fitness; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 48249110027     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580709     Document Type: Article

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