Effects of boron and selenium on mallard reproduction and duckling growth and survival

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1124-1132

  Stanley Jr , Thomas R ^a,b   Smith, Gregory J ^a   Hoffman, David J ^a   Heinz, Gary H ^a   Rosscoe, Roger ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Boron; Mallard; Reproduction; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BORON; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUCK; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 9544251378     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620150717     Document Type: Article

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