High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers
To our knowledge, no rigorous assessment of the variation in mercury concentrations within individual seabirds has been made using multiple body feathers. We analyzed five feathers from individual Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan), common terns (Sterna hirundo L.), and Leach's storm-...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/273ec02f-819b-40ee-9bd3-7d44d5c7e457 2024-09-15T18:28:30+00:00 High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers Bond, Alexander L. Diamond, Antony W. 2008-11-01 https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/273ec02f-819b-40ee-9bd3-7d44d5c7e457 https://doi.org/10.1897/08-163.1 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=56049120086&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=56049120086&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/273ec02f-819b-40ee-9bd3-7d44d5c7e457 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Bond , A L & Diamond , A W 2008 , ' High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers ' , Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , vol. 27 , no. 11 , pp. 2375-2377 . https://doi.org/10.1897/08-163.1 Feather Mercury Monitoring Seabird Variation article 2008 ftuhipublicatio https://doi.org/10.1897/08-163.1 2024-07-01T23:38:33Z To our knowledge, no rigorous assessment of the variation in mercury concentrations within individual seabirds has been made using multiple body feathers. We analyzed five feathers from individual Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan), common terns (Sterna hirundo L.), and Leach's storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa Veillot) and found levels of within-individual variability higher than population or time-series variation. Using a randomization procedure, we found a large range of possible mercury concentrations if only one feather per individual had been sampled. Researchers should report within-individual variability in future studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Oceanodroma leucorhoa Sterna hirundo Sterna paradisaea University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27 11 2375 2377 |
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To our knowledge, no rigorous assessment of the variation in mercury concentrations within individual seabirds has been made using multiple body feathers. We analyzed five feathers from individual Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan), common terns (Sterna hirundo L.), and Leach's storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa Veillot) and found levels of within-individual variability higher than population or time-series variation. Using a randomization procedure, we found a large range of possible mercury concentrations if only one feather per individual had been sampled. Researchers should report within-individual variability in future studies. |
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High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers |
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High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers |
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High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers |
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High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers |
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High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers |
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high within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers |
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Bond , A L & Diamond , A W 2008 , ' High within-individual variation in total mercury concentration in seabird feathers ' , Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , vol. 27 , no. 11 , pp. 2375-2377 . https://doi.org/10.1897/08-163.1 |
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