Ruptured-yolk peritonitis and organochlorine [pesticide] residues in a royal tern

Ruptured-yolk peritonitis was responsible for the death of a royal tern. Lodgment of eggs in the oviduct was probably due to reverse peristalsis brought about by breakage of the thin-shelled eggs and secondary bacterial infection. The thin shells were apparently not related to the low levels of DDE...

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Veröffentlicht in:Avian diseases 1977-07, Vol.21 (3), p.445-447
Hauptverfasser: Blus, L.J, Locke, L.N, Stafford, C.J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Ruptured-yolk peritonitis was responsible for the death of a royal tern. Lodgment of eggs in the oviduct was probably due to reverse peristalsis brought about by breakage of the thin-shelled eggs and secondary bacterial infection. The thin shells were apparently not related to the low levels of DDE and other organochlorine pollutants found in tissues and egg contents.
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1589330