Interactions between Pollutant Exposure and the Physiology in Adult Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) at Svalbard

• Main Author: Svendsen, Niels Borup
• Other Authors: Jaspers, Veerle, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing, Bech, Claus, Harju, Mikael
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2015
• Subjects: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Toxicology; Blomstrandhalvøya; Svalbard; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2351528

This study investigated the use of feathers as a useful non-destructive biomonitoring tool for novel organic pollutants in black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), and evaluated the interaction of both novel and legacy pollutants on body condition and thyroid hormones. In July 2014, feather and b...