Unique pattern of molt leads to low intraindividual variation in feather mercury concentrations in penguins

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2331-2334

  Brasso, Rebecka L ^a   Drummond, Bridgette E ^a   Borrett, Stuart R ^a   Chiaradia, André ^b   Polito, Michael J ^a   Rey, Andrea Raya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Biomonitoring; Feather; Mercury; Penguin

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; FEATHER; INTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; MEAN MERCURY CONCENTRATION; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY EXPOSURE; PENGUIN; POPULATION LEVELS;

BIOMARKERS; BIRDS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEATHER; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOLT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEABIRD;

APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY BURDEN; EUDYPTES CHRYSOCOME; EUDYPTULA MINOR; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PENGUIN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SEABIRD; SPECIES; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

BIOMARKERS; BIOMONITORING; FEATHER; MERCURY; PENGUIN;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; MERCURY; MOLTING; SPHENISCIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES;

EID: 84883558101     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2303     Document Type: Article

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