In Situ Behavioral Response of Common Loons Associated with Elevated Mercury (Hg) Exposure

In Situ Behavioral Response of Common Loons Associated with Elevated Mercury (Hg) Exposure

Common Loons (Gavia immer) in Nova Scotia, Canada have the highest blood mercury (Hg) concentrations of any loon population in North America. Previous studies have shown that exposure to varying levels of Hg in prey is associated with changes in pre-nesting adult behavior. We report here the first a...

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Main Authors: Joseph J. Nocera, Philip D. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 1998-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
behavioral toxicology
common loon behavior
<i>Gavia immer</i>
Kejimkujik National Park
Nova Scotia
Canada
mercury
neurotoxicity
southwestern New Brunswick
sub-lethal exposure
time-activity budgets.
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol2/iss2/art10/

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