Reproductive success of belted kingfishers on the upper Hudson River

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1855-1863

  Bridge, Eli S ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian toxicity; Nest success; Parental care; Reproductive toxicity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE'S INFORMATION CRITERIONS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; NEST SUCCESS; PARENTAL CARE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITIES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; TOXICITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; NESTING SUCCESS; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY; TRACKING;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MEGACERYLE ALCYON; NEST SUCCESS; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AVIAN TOXICITY; NEST SUCCESS; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; MALE; NEW YORK; OVUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS;

HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ALCEDINIDAE; AVES; MEGACERYLE ALCYON;

EID: 84880279200     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2263     Document Type: Article

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