Adult tree swallow survival on the polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated Hudson River, New York, USA, between 2006 and 2010

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1788-1792

  Custer, Christine M ^a   Custer, Thomas W ^a   Hines, James E ^b  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual survival; Hudson River; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Tree swallow

Indexed keywords

ADULT TREES; ANNUAL SURVIVAL; COVARIATES; HISTORY DATA; HUDSON RIVER; INFORMATION-THEORETIC APPROACH; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW YORK , USA; PCB CONTAMINATION; PLUMAGE COLORATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); RIVER SYSTEMS; SPRING WEATHER; SURVIVAL RATE; TREE SWALLOW;

CONTAMINATION; FORESTRY; INFORMATION THEORY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SOFTWARE TESTING; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ANNUAL VARIATION; COLOR; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PASSERINE; PCB; PLUMAGE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SURVIVAL RATE; SWALLOW (BIRD); UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FEMALE; NEW YORK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWALLOWS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; FORESTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; WATER SHEDS;

HUDSON RIVER; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 84864001729     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1894     Document Type: Article

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