Effects of injected methylmercury on the hatching of common loon (Gavia immer) eggs

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1684-1693

  Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Meyer, Michael W ^b   Rossmann, Ronald ^c   Gendron Fitzpatrick, Annette ^d   Gray, Brian R ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Egg; Egg injection; Gavia immer; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

EGG; EMBRYO; HATCHING; INCUBATION; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WADER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HATCHING; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAKES; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OVUM; RISK FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GAVIA IMMER; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 80054902940     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0743-9     Document Type: Article

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