Contrasting levels of heavy metals in the feathers of urban pigeons from close habitats suggest limited movements at a restricted scale

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 168, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-28

  Frantz, Adrien ^a,b   Pottier, Marie Anne ^a,b   Karimi, Battle ^a,b   Corbel, Hélène ^a,b   Aubry, Emmanuel ^a   Haussy, Claudy ^a,b   Gasparini, Julien ^a,b   Castrec Rouelle, Maryse ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Feral pigeon; Heavy metal; Paris; Pollution; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CURRENT LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FERAL PIGEON; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MODEL SYSTEM; PARIS; URBAN AREAS; URBANIZED AREA;

CADMIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; METALS; POLLUTION;

COPPER;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; COPPER; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FEATHER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MOVEMENT; PASSERINE; URBAN POLLUTION; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COLUMBA LIVIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATED ANIMAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHER; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; SPECIES HABITAT; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEATHERS; METALS, HEAVY; PARIS;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 84860814467     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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