(Table 1) Concentration of pollutants in hair of East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus), supplement to: Bechshøft, Thea Ø; Rigét, Frank F; Sonne, Christian; Letcher, Robert J; Muir, Derek C G; Novak, M A; Henchey, E; Meyer, J S; Eulaers, I; Jaspers, Veerle LB; Eens, Marcel; Covaci, Adrian; Dietz, Rune (2012): Measuring environmental stress in East Greenland polar bears, 1892-1927 and 1988-2009: What does hair cortisol tell us? Environment International, 45, 15-21
Hair sampled from 96 East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) over the periods 1892-1927 and 1988-2009 was analyzed for cortisol as a proxy to investigate temporal patterns of environmental stress. Cortisol concentration was independent of sex and age, and was found at significantly higher (p<...
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.807320 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.807320 |