Regional and interspecific variation in Sr, Ca, and Sr/Ca ratios in avian eggshells from the USA

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1467-1475

  Mora, Miguel A ^a   Brattin, Bryan ^a,c   Baxter, Catherine ^a   Rivers, James W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian eggshell; Calcium (Ca); Sr Ca ratios; Strontium (Sr)

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; STRONTIUM; SURFACE WATER;

BIRD; CALCIUM; EGGSHELL; ISOTOPIC RATIO; STRONTIUM; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARNIVORE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOWL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERBIVORE; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; INSECTIVORE; METAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OMNIVORE; PISCIVORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; THICKNESS; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CALCIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OVUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 79960314174     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0703-4     Document Type: Article

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