Effects of organochlorine contaminants on thyroid hormone levels in Arctic breeding glaucous gulls, Larus hyperboreus.

• Main Authors: Verreault, Jonathan, Skaare, Janneche Utne, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Research Article; Arctic; Barents Sea; Bear Island; Glaucous Gull; Larus hyperboreus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241916; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15064156

Studies on glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) breeding in the Barents Sea have reported that high blood levels of halogenated organic contaminants in this species might cause reproductive, behavioral, and developmental stress. However, potential endocrine system modulation caused by contaminant expo...