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Songbirds as sentinels of mercury in terrestrial habitats of eastern North America

Creator:

Jackson, Allyson K., Evers, David C., Adams, Evan M., Cristol, Daniel A., Eagles-Smith, Collin, Edmonds, Samuel T., Gray, Carrie E., Hoskins, Bart, Lane, Oksana P., Sauer, Amy, and Tear, Timothy

Abstract:

Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed environmental contaminant with a variety of deleterious effects in fish, wildlife, and humans. Breeding songbirds may be useful sentinels for Hg across diverse habitats because they can be effectively sampled, have well-defined and small territories, and can integrate pollutant exposure over time and space....

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