Toxicity of methylmercury injected into eggs of thick-billed murres and arctic terns

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2143-2152

  Braune, Birgit M ^a   Scheuhammer, Anton M ^a   Crump, Douglas ^a   Jones, Stephanie ^a   Porter, Emily ^b   Bond, Della ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg injection; Methylmercury; Seabird; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOACCUMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EGG; EMBRYO; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEABIRD; TOXICITY;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 84868132346     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0967-3     Document Type: Article

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