Deleterious effects of mercury contamination on immunocompetence, liver function and egg volume in an antarctic seabird

International audience Mercury (Hg) is a globally important pollutant that can negatively impact metabolic, endocrine and immune systems of marine biota. Seabirds are long-lived marine top predators and hence are at risk of bioaccumulating high Hg concentrations from their prey. Here, we measured bl...

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Published in:Chemosphere
Main Authors: Ibañez, Andrés, Mills, William, Bustamante, Paco, Morales, Lara, Torres, Diego, d' Astek, Beatriz, Mariano-Jelicich, Rocío, Phillips, Richard, Montalti, Diego
Other Authors: Museo de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET), Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading (UOR), LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET)-Universidad Nacional de la Plata Argentine (UNLP), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras Mar del Plata (IIMyC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET)-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Mar del Plata, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Mar del Plata (UNMdP)-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Mar del Plata (UNMdP), British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Instituto Antartico Argentino
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2024
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Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-04365168
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140630