Trends in eggshell thickness and mercury in common goldeneye and hooded merganser eggs

ABSTRACT Environmental contaminants such as dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and mercury are associated with physiological problems in wildlife. DDT and PCBs were banned in North America in the 1970s, but these contaminants sometimes persist in the environme...

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Main Authors: David P. Rave, Michael C. Zicus, John R. Fieberg, Lucas Savoy, Kevin Regan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-03-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.355
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