Levels of heavy metals in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) from urban and rural habitats of southern Finland

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-98

  Kekkonen, Jaana ^a   Hanski, Ilpo K ^b   Väisänen, Risto A ^b   Brommer, Jon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HABITAT TYPE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; RURAL AREA; SONGBIRD; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

FINLAND;

HEXAPODA; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84862125183     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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