Large-scale geographical variation in eggshell metal and calcium content in a passerine bird (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3304-3317

  Ruuskanen, Suvi ^a,b   Laaksonen, Toni ^a   Morales, Judith ^c   Moreno, Juan ^c   Mateo, Rafael ^d   Belskii, Eugen ^e   Bushuev, Andrey ^f   Järvinen, Antero ^g   Kerimov, Anvar ^f   Krams, Indrikis ^h   Morosinotto, Chiara ^a   Mänd, Raivo ⁱ   Orell, Markku ^j   Qvarnström, Anna ^k   Slater, Fred ^l   Tilgar, Vallo ⁱ   Visser, Marcel E ^b   Winkel, Wolfgang ^m   Zang, Herwig ⁿ   Eeva, Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^f MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^h DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^k UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^l CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^m INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

ⁿ NONE

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Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Bird; Ficedula; Flycatcher; Heavy metals; Lead; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; METAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; METALS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84893962644     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2299-0     Document Type: Article

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