Artículo
Unique pattern of molt leads to low intraindividual variation in feather mercury concentrations in penguins
Brasso, Rebecka; Drummond, Bridgette E.; Borrett, Stuart R.; Chiaradia, André; Polito, Michael J.; Raya Rey, Andrea Nélida
Fecha de publicación:
14/10/2013
Editorial:
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Revista:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
ISSN:
0730-7268
e-ISSN:
1552-8618
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The authors hypothesized that the catastrophic annual molt of penguins (Sphenisciformes) would lead to reduced intraindividual variation of mercury concentrations in body feathers. While mean mercury concentrations varied significantly among 8 penguin species, intraindividual variability did not differ among species and was 3 times lower than values observed in other seabirds. The findings of the present study suggest that a single body feather collected at random per individual can be adequate to estimate mercury exposure at the population level in penguins.
Palabras clave:
BIOMARKERS
,
BIOMONITORING
,
FEATHER
,
MERCURY
,
PENGUIN
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Articulos(CADIC)
Articulos de CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Articulos de CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Citación
Brasso, Rebecka; Drummond, Bridgette E.; Borrett, Stuart R.; Chiaradia, André; Polito, Michael J.; et al.; Unique pattern of molt leads to low intraindividual variation in feather mercury concentrations in penguins; Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; 32; 10; 14-10-2013; 2331-2334
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