Relationship between blood mercury levels and components of male song in Nelson's sparrows (Ammodramus nelsoni)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2391-2397

  McKay, Jennifer L ^a   Maher, Christine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammodramus nelsoni; Bird song; Mercury; Song rate

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FITNESS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PASSERINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SONG;

AMMODRAMUS NELSONI; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FITNESS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MUSIC; NELSON SPARROW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT MARSH; SINGING; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MAINE; MALE; MERCURY; SINGING; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPARROWS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WETLANDS;

AMMODRAMUS NELSONI; AVES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 84868143184     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0994-0     Document Type: Article

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