Journal article
Metal and selenium concentrations in blood and feathers of petrels of the genus procellaria
Abstract
Concentrations of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and selenium (Se) were determined in blood and feathers of spectacled (Procellaria conspicillata) and white-chinned (Procellaria aequinoctialis) petrels, species that are phylogenetically related, but with distinct ecological niches. In winter, they feed on similar foods, indicated by an overlapping range of whole-blood stable isotopes values (δ(15) N; δ(13) C). No …
Authors
Carvalho PC; Bugoni L; McGill RAR; Bianchini A
Journal
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 1641–1648
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 1, 2013
DOI
10.1002/etc.2204
ISSN
0730-7268