(Table 1) Lipid content and organohalogen contaminant concentration in plasma of incubating glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Bjørnøya, Norwegian Arctic in 2006 ...

• Main Authors: Verreault, Jonathan, Verboven, Nanette, Gabrielsen, Geir W, Letcher, Robert J, Chastel, Olivier
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2008
• Subjects: Species; Sex; Sample amount; Sample type; Lipids; Lipids, standard deviation; Chlorinated benzene; Chlorinated benzene, standard deviation; Chlordane; Chlordane, standard deviation; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, standard deviation; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyl; Hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Methyl sulfone polychlorinated biphenyl; Methyl sulfone polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, standard deviation; Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers, standard deviation; Multiple investigations; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Bjørnøya; International Polar Year; IPY; Larus hyperboreus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.841349; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.841349

The factors influencing prolactin (PRL) variation in birds and in wildlife in general have rarely been investigated with respect to the physiological impacts of exposure to environmental contaminants. We investigated the associations between circulating baseline PRL levels and concentrations of eight persistent organohalogen contaminant (OHC) classes (i.e., major organochlorines and brominated flame retardants, and associated metabolic products) in blood (plasma) of free-ranging glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus), a top predator in the Norwegian Arctic, engaged in the process of incubation. We further examined whether plasma OHC concentrations were associated with the variation of PRL in glaucous gulls exposed to a standardized capture/restraint protocol. Plasma OHC concentrations in male glaucous gulls were 2-to 3-fold higher relative to females. Baseline PRL levels tended to be higher in females compared to males, although not significantly (p = 0.20). In both males and females, the 30-min ... : Concentrations per gram wet weight.Sum4CBz: sum of 1,2,4,5-TeCBz, 1,2,3,4-TeCBz, PnCBz and HxCBz.Sum6CHL: sum of heptachlor epoxide, oxychlordane, trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane, trans-nonachlor and cis-nonachlor. Sum3DDT: sum of p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and p,p'-DDD.Sum58PCBs: sum of CB22, 28/31, 20/33,41/64,42,44,47/48,49, 52, 56/60, 66, 70/76, 74, 85, 87, 90/101, 92, 95, 97, 99,105,110,114,118,128,130,137,138,141,146,149,151,153, 156, 157, 158, 167, 170/190, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 183, 187, 189, 194, 195,196/203, 199, 200, 202, 206, 207 and 208.Sum28OH-PCBs: sum of 4'-OH-CB79, 4-OH-CB97, 4-OH-CB107/4'-OH-CB108, 2'-OH-CB114, 4'-OH-CB120, 4'-OH-CB127, 4'-OH-CB130, 4-OH-CB134, 4-OH-CB146, 4'-OH-CB159, 4-OH-CB162, 4-OH-CB163, 4'-OH-CB177, 4-OH-CB178, 3'-OH-CB180, 3'-OH-CB182, 3'-OH-CB183, 3'-OH-CB184, 4-OH-CB187, 4-OH-CB193, 4'-OH-CB198, 4'-OH-CB199, 4'-OH-CB200, 4'-OH-CB201, 4'-OH-CB202, 4,4'-diOH-CB202, 3'-OH-CB203 and 4'-OH-CB208.Sum15MeSO2-PCBs: sum of 3-MeSO2-CB49, 4-MeSO2-CB49, 3-MeSO2-CB52, ...