Evidence for sex differences in mercury dynamics in double-crested cormorants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1213-1218

  Robinson, Stacey A ^a   Forbes, Mark R ^a   Hebert, Craig E ^a   Scheuhammer, Anton M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIARY EXCRETION; DEPURATION; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DEMETHYLATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEEPER SLOPES; TOTAL MERCURIES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIVER; MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EGG; EXCRETION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; WADER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIARY EXCRETION; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; EGG; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHARMACOKINETICS; POLLUTANT;

AVES; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OVUM; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79951633751     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1021872     Document Type: Article

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