Species- and age-related variation in metal exposure and accumulation of two passerine bird species

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2368-2374

  Berglund, A M M ^a   Koivula, M J ^a   Eeva, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Heavy metals; Insectivorous passerines; Non ferrous smelter

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED; BIRD SPECIES; CD CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; GREAT TIT; INSECTIVOROUS PASSERINES; LIVER TISSUE; NON-FERROUS SMELTER; PARUS MAJOR;

AIR QUALITY; ARSENIC; BIRDS; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; SELENIUM; SMELTING; TISSUE; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD INTAKE; HEAVY METAL; INSECTIVORE; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; SMELTER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICOKINETICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FECES; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; METALS; PASSERIFORMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 80052313072     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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