Fecal genotyping and contaminant analyses reveal variation in individual river otter exposure to localized persistent contaminants

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Guertin, Daniel A., Harestad, Alton S., Ben‐David, Merav, Drouillard, Ken G., Elliott, John E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Lontra; Lutra lutra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.53; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.53; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.53; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/etc.53; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.53

Abstract The present study investigated polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbon (PHAH) concentrations in feces of known river otters ( Lontra canadensis ) along the coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Specifically, we combined microsatellite genotyping of DNA from feces for in...