Contaminants in magnificent frigatebird eggs from Barbuda, West Indies
2013
Trefry, Sarah A. | Diamond, Antony W. | Spencer, Nora C. | Mallory, Mark L.
We examined persistent organic pollutant and trace element concentrations in eggs of magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens), a species of conservation concern breeding in the West Indies. Despite that frigatebirds feed at high positions in tropical marine food chains, we detected low levels of most contaminants, suggesting limited contamination of their prey.
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书目信息
Marine pollution bulletin
卷
75
期
1
页码
317
- 321
ISSN
0025-326X
出版者
Elsevier Ltd
其它主题
Persistent organic pollutants; Fregata; Food chain
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-28
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