Experimental manipulation of dietary lead levels in great tit nestlings: Limited effects on growth, physiology and survival

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 914-928

  Eeva, Tapio ^a   Rainio, Miia ^a   Berglund, Åsa ^b   Kanerva, Mirella ^a   Stauffer, Janina ^a   Stöwe, Mareike ^c   Ruuskanen, Suvi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Breeding success; Carotenoids; Heavy metals; Nestling growth; Stress hormones

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN 60; CORTICOSTERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; CAROTENOID;

BIOMARKER; CAROTENOID; DIET; GROWTH RATE; LEAD; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PARUS MAJOR; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; ANIMAL; BONE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SONGBIRD; TOXICITY;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CAROTENOIDS; CORTICOSTERONE; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HEMATOCRIT; LEAD; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84905453407     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1235-5     Document Type: Article

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