Mercury reduces avian reproductive success and imposes selection: An experimental study with adult- or lifetime-exposure in zebra finch

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Varian Ramos, Claire W ^a   Swaddle, John P ^b   Cristol, Daniel A ^b  

^a Malik and Seeme Hasan School of Business   (United States)

^b William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LETHAL DOSE; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FINCH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84899729312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095674     Document Type: Article

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