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Blood Mercury Levels of Zebra Finches Are Heritable: Implications for the Evolution of Mercury Resistance

Mercury is a ubiquitous metal contaminant that negatively impacts reproduction of wildlife and has many other sub-lethal effects. Songbirds are sensitive bioindicators of mercury toxicity and may suffer population declines as a result of mercury pollution. Current predictions of mercury accumulation...

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Autores principales: Buck, Kenton A., Varian-Ramos, Claire W., Cristol, Daniel A., Swaddle, John P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27668745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162440