Characterization of Mercury and Its Risk in Nelson's, Saltmarsh, and Seaside Sparrows

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Winder, Virginia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS; AMMODRAMUS NELSONI; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEATHER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALT MARSH; SEASHORE; SPARROW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTUARIES; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MERCURY; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RISK; SEASONS; SPARROWS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WETLANDS;

AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS; AMMODRAMUS NELSONI; AVES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 84866010528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044446     Document Type: Article

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