Birdsqng differs between mercury-polluted and reference sites

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 156-161

  Hallinger, Kelly K ^a   Zabransky, Daniel J ^a   Kazmer, Katherine A ^a   Cristol, Daniel A ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Developmental stress; Heavy metal; Mercury; Song

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; PASSERI; SAYORNIS PHOEBE; THRYOTHORUS; THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 76249087975     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.09058     Document Type: Article

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