Effects of age, sex and reproductive status on persistent organic pollutant concentrations in "Southern Resident" killer whales

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1522-1529

  Krahn, Margaret M ^a   Bradley Hanson, M ^a   Schorr, Gregory S ^b   Emmons, Candice K ^a   Burrows, Douglas G ^a   Bolton, Jennie L ^a   Baird, Robin W ^b   Ylitalo, Gina M ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy sampling; Brominated diphenyl ethers; Endangered species; Orcinus orca; Persistent organic pollutants; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ORCINUS ORCA; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOPSY; CONSERVATION; ETHERS; HEALTH RISKS; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MARINE MAMMAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FORAGE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; KILLER WHALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OBSERVATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; WHALE, KILLER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 70349289112     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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