Reproduction and survival of tawny owls in relation to persistent organic pollutants

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a,b   Bustnes, Jan O ^a   Bangjord, Georg ^c   Skaare, Jannech Utne ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Oddatunet   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clutch size; DDE; PBDE; PCB; Productivity; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANTS; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CLUTCH SIZE; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS; PBDE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SURVIVAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CLUTCH SIZE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EGG; EGG SHELL; FLEDGLING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OWL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; VOLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

MURIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 57049095870     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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