Polychlorinated biphenyls in birds in relation to position in the food chain [Policlorobifenili in alcune specie di uccelli in relazione alla posizione nella catena trofica ]

Examined the PCB content of eggs of avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus, gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica, little tern Sterna albifrons and common tern Sterna hirundo collected from the Po Delta. Differences may be attributed to different input of congeners...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Focardi, S., Leonzio, C., Fossi, M. C., Massi, A.
Other Authors: Montalenti G., Renzoni A., Anelli A.
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Zara 1989
Subjects:
Common tern
Sterna hirundo
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11365/32754
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Summary:Examined the PCB content of eggs of avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus, gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica, little tern Sterna albifrons and common tern Sterna hirundo collected from the Po Delta. Differences may be attributed to different input of congeners in the diet and thus reflect the position of birds in the food chain. -from English summary

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