We analyzed cadmium and lead levels in feathers of mated pairs of common terns (Sterna hirundo) and in their eggs to determine if metal levels in eggs correlated with female levels, and whether there were intrapair and intermetal correlations. Eggs had significantly lower lead levels (89 ng g-~) and
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Feminization in common terns (Sterna hirundo): Relationship to dioxin equivalents and estrogenic compounds
β Scribed by C.A. Hart; M.E. Hahn; I.C.T. Nisbet; M.J. Moore; S.W. Kennedy; D.M. Fry
- Book ID
- 117314085
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0141-1136
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