Concentrations of metals in liver, muscle and feathers of tree sparrow: Age, inter-clutch variability, gender, and species differences

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 558-560

  Pan, Chao ^a,b   Zheng, Guangmei ^a   Zhang, Yanyun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Higher Education Press   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Metals; Monitor; Tree sparrow

Indexed keywords

BEIJING; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY LEVELS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METALS ACCUMULATED; TREE SPARROW;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COBALT; ECOLOGY; KETONES; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE; TRANSITION METALS;

METALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEATHER; FEMALE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPARROW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES HABITAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; OVUM; SEX FACTORS; SPARROWS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PASSER MONTANUS;

EID: 55349111440     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9168-9     Document Type: Article

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