Possible Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants on Steroid Hormone Homeostasis in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) from Helgeland, Norway

• Main Author: Nossen, Ida
• Other Authors: Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Ciesielski, Tomasz, Jensen, Henrik, Ringsby, Thor Harald, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for biologi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Institutt for biologi 2014
• Subjects: Helgeland; Leka; Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/245449

Over the last decades, declines have occurred in the range and abundance of several passerines and farmland bird species and even though several possible causes have been suggested, the exposure to environmental contaminants and intensification of agriculture have received much attention. Several en...