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Filtering by: Creator Russell, Scott P. Academic Affiliation Fisheries and Wildlife Degree Level Bachelor's

Mercury and molt: no strong Hg trend across songbird primaries

Creator:

Ramsden, Danielle K., Low, Katherine E., Jackson, Allyson K., Emery, Colleen, and Eagles-Smith, Collin A.

Abstract:

Mercury (Hg) is a bioaccumulative metal that can threaten the health of wild birds. Feathers are commonly used biomonitoring tools for non-lethally estimating Hg exposure in birds because they contain stable Hg concentrations upon completion of feather growth, when blood flow to the feather has stopped. Despite the common use...

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biologically significant. ● No effect of primary feather number on ppm (p=0.2700 in mixed effects repeated