Effects of the Bioaccumulative Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardant Congener BDE-47 on Growth, Development, and Reproductive Success in Zebra Finches

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 140-145

  Currier, Heidi A ^a   Letcher, Robert J ^b   Williams, Tony D ^a   Elliott, John E ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BDE 47; Breeding success; Intergenerational; Oral dosing; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Zebra finches

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYACRYLATES;

BDE-47; BREEDING SUCCESS; INTERGENERATIONAL; ORAL DOSING; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); ZEBRA FINCHES;

ETHERS;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

2,2',4,4'-TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLLUTANT;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FINCH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FINCHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84926625215     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1393-4     Document Type: Article

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