Age-Related Mercury Contamination and Relationship with Luteinizing Hormone in a Long-Lived Antarctic Bird
International audience 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 investi...
Published in: | Genes |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2014
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-01079318 https://hal.science/hal-01079318/document https://hal.science/hal-01079318/file/Tartu%20et%20al%202014%20PlosOne.pdf https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103642.t004 |