Mercury Exposure and Altered Parental Nesting Behavior in a Wild Songbird

Methylmercury is a neurotoxin and endocrine disruptor and may impair avian reproduction directly through embryotoxicity or by altering parental care behaviors. We studied mercury exposure and incubation behavior of free-living tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting in artificial nest boxes. Usi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental science & technology 2019-05, Vol.53 (9), p.5396-5405
Hauptverfasser:	Hartman, C. Alex, Ackerman, Joshua T, Herzog, Mark P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior Birds Dimethylmercury Eggs Embryogenesis Embryonic growth stage Exposure Females Incubation Incubation behavior Mercury Mercury (metal) Methylmercury Nest boxes Nesting Nesting behavior Neurotoxins Parental behavior Recesses Reproduction Songbirds Temperature Toxins
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