Bird populations as sentinels of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-88

  Carere, Claudio ^a   Costantini, David ^b   Sorace, Alberto ^c   Santucci, Daniela ^d   Alleva, Enrico ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Stazione Romana Osservazione e Protezione Uccelli   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Birds; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Endocrine disruptors; Sentinel population

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77949812881     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN-10-01-10     Document Type: Article

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