Mercury levels in selected tissues of three kingfisher species; Ceryle rudis, Alcedo atthis, and Halcyon smyrnensi, from Shadegan Marshes of Iran

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Zamani Ahmadmahmoodi, Rasool ^a   Esmaili Sari, Abbas ^a   Ghasempouri, Seyed Mahmoud ^a   Savabieasfahani, Mozhgan ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Iran; Kingfishers; Mercury level

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

ALCEDO ATTHIS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CERYLE RUDIS; FEATHER; FEMALE; HALCYON SMYRNENSI; IRAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MARSH; MERCURY CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; IRAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KHUZESTAN; MIDDLE EAST; SHADEGAN MARSHES;

ALCEDINIDAE; ALCEDO ATTHIS; AVES; CERYLE RUDIS; HALCYON; HALCYON SMYRNENSIS;

EID: 61349187650     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-008-0284-z     Document Type: Article

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