The role of weather in mediating the effect of mercury exposure on reproductive success in tree swallows

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1368-1377

  Hallinger, Kelly K ^a   Cristol, Daniel A ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Heavy metal; Mercury; Tachycineta bicolor; Tree swallow; Weather

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTAMINATED ANIMAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FLEDGLING; HATCHING; HEAT STRESS; MALE; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SWALLOW (BIRD); TACHYCINETA BICOLOR; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; MALE; MERCURY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; WEATHER;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 79960288601     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0694-1     Document Type: Article

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