Metals and selenium as bioindicators of geographic and trophic segregation in giant petrels Macronectes spp

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: González-Solis, Jacob, Sanpera, Carola, Ruiz, Xavier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Inter-Research 2002
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Chemistry; Bird Island; Giganteus; Sandwich Islands; South Georgia; South Sandwich Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica; Giant Petrels
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13390/; http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2002/244/m244p257.pdf

We analysed concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury and selenium in blood from males and females of the 2 sibling species of giant petrels, the northern Macronectes halli and the southern M. giganteus, breeding sympatrically at Bird Island (South Georgia, Antarctica). Blood samples were collected i...