Enhanced reproduction in mallards fed a low level of methylmercury: An apparent case of hormesis

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 650-653

  Heinz, Gary H ^a   Hoffman, David J ^a   Klimstra, Jon D ^a   Stebbins, Katherine R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Hormesis; Mallards; Mercury; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ECOLOGY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION;

HATCHING SUCCESS; HORMESIS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW LEVEL; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL MERCURY; REGULATORY THRESHOLDS;

MERCURY (METAL);

METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

BREEDING; DIET; EGG; FERTILITY; HATCHING; METHYLMERCURY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; WADER;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUCK; EGG; FEMALE; HATCHING; HORMESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL RATE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUCKS; EGGS; FEMALE; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77951107724     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.64     Document Type: Article

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