Lead concentrations in blood from incubating common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the Baltic Sea

Here we investigate if lead may be a contributing factor to the observed population decline in a Baltic colony of incubating eiders (Somateria mollissima). Body mass and blood samples were obtained from 50 incubating female eiders at the Baltic breeding colony on Christiansø during spring 2017 (n = ...

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Main Authors: Su Shiung Lam, Molly McPartland, Brenley Noori, Svend-Erik Garbus, Syverin Lierhagen, Peter Lyngs, Rune Dietz, Ole Roland Therkildsen, Thomas Kjær Christensen, Rune Skjold Tjørnløv, Niels Kanstrup, Anthony D. Fox, Iben Hove Sørensen, Céline Arzel, Åse Krøkje, Christian Sonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201933675X