Preying on seals pushes killer whales from Norway above pollution effects thresholds

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are at risk from high levels of biomagnifying pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mercury (Hg). Previous toxicological risk assessments for the Norwegian killer whale population have assumed fish as the primary prey source, and assessed the populatio...

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Autores principales: Andvik, Clare, Jourdain, Eve, Ruus, Anders, Lyche, Jan L., Karoliussen, Richard, Borgå, Katrine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32681067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68659-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32681067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68659-y

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