Sharp accumulation of heavy metals after weaning in the South American fur seal arctocephalus australis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 375, Issue , 2009, Pages 239-245

  Gerpe, Marcela S ^a,b   De León, Alberto Ponce ^c   Bastida, Ricardo ^a,b   Moreno, Víctor J ^b   Rodriguez, Diego H ^a,b  

^a IBBEA Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada CONICET Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Direccion Nacional de Recursos Acuaticos   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Diet influence; Heavy metals; South american fur seal; Suckling and weaned pups

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; JUVENILE; PINNIPED; WEANING;

ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS; CEPHALOPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 60949107248     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07799     Document Type: Article

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