Species differences in the sensitivity of avian embryos to methylmercury

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-138

  Heinz, Gary H ^a   Hoffman, David J ^a   Klimstra, Jon D ^a   Stebbins, Katherine R ^a   Kondrad, Shannon L ^a   Erwin, Carol A ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMBRYO; METHYLMERCURY; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FOWL; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; INJECTIONS; LONGEVITY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANHINGA; ANHINGA ANHINGA; ARDEA ALBA; AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS; BRANTA CANADENSIS; EGRETTA THULA; EGRETTA TRICOLOR; EUDOCIMUS; EUDOCIMUS ALBUS; FALCO SPARVERIUS; GALLUS GALLUS; GRUS CANADENSIS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS ATRICILLA; LOPHODYTES; LOPHODYTES CUCULLATUS; PANDION HALIAETUS; PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; QUISCALUS QUISCULA; RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS; STERNA CASPIA; STERNA HIRUNDO; STERNA MAXIMA; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 58149097300     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-008-9160-3     Document Type: Article

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