Dietary mercury exposure causes decreased escape takeoff flight performance and increased molt rate in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1464-1473

  Carlson, Jenna R ^a   Cristol, Daniel ^a   Swaddle, John P ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

European starling; Flight; Mercury; Molt; Sub lethal effects

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; METHYLMERCURY CYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; DIET; FEATHER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOLT; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEATHER; FITNESS; FLIGHT; FORELIMB; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATION; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

STURNUS VULGARIS;

ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCAPE REACTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MERCURY; MOLTING; STARLINGS;

EID: 84912032622     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1288-5     Document Type: Article

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