Age-Related Mercury Contamination and Relationship with Luteinizing Hormone in a Long-Lived Antarctic Bird

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Tartu, Sabrina, Bustamante, Paco, Goutte, Aurélie, Cherel, Yves, Weimerskirch, Henri, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Chastel, Olivier
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; Nivea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Snow Petrels
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114970; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25072936; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103642

Seabirds, as long-lived top predators, accumulate contaminants such as mercury (Hg), an established endocrine disruptor. In long lived species hormonal secretion varies with age; therefore, Hg-induced endocrine disruption may be exacerbated in some age classes. Here we investigated relationships bet...