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

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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

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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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The persistent problem of lead poisoning in birds from ammunition and fishing tackle

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Haig, Susan M., D'Elia, Jesse, Eagles-Smith, Collin, Fair, Jeanne M., Gervais, Jennifer, Herring, Garth, Rivers, James W., and Schulz, John H.

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Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, leading to illness and mortality across a large spectrum of North American avifauna (>120 species) and other organisms. Pb poisoning can result from numerous sources, including ingestion of bullet fragments and shot pellets left in animal carcasses, spent...

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