Great tits breeding performance and mercury contamination from the paper and pulp industry in the west coast of Portugal

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 206-215

  Costa, R A ^a   Eeva, T ^b   Eira, C ^c,d   Vaqueiro, J ^a,c   Medina, P ^c   Vingada, J V ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

breeding performance; great tit; mercury pollution; nestlings

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; FEATHER; FECES; HEALTH STATUS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NESTLING; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

PORTUGAL;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84898055828     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2013.856891     Document Type: Article

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