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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...
Autores principales: | Buck, Kenton A., Varian-Ramos, Claire W., Cristol, Daniel A., Swaddle, John P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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