Mercury in egg and eggshell of whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) from Anzali wetlands of the Caspian Sea, Iran

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-179

  Aliakbari, A ^a   Savabieasfahani, M ^b   Ghasempouri, S M ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspian Sea; Egg and eggshell; Iran; Mercury; Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

Indexed keywords

WETLANDS;

CASPIAN SEA; EGG AND EGGSHELL; IRAN; MERCURY CONTENT; MERCURY LEVELS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; SHELL THICKNESS; WHISKERED TERN (CHLIDONIAS HYBRIDA);

MERCURY (METAL);

CHLIDONIAS HYBRIDUS;

EID: 79952704607     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-010-0155-1     Document Type: Article

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