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Feather mercury increases with feeding at higher trophic levels in two species of migrant raptors, Merlin (
Article in The Condor, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2024Review
- Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2023Review
- Mercury Exposure in Birds of Prey from Norway: Relation to Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Signatures in Body Feathers.Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2023Article
- Foraging Ecology Differentiates Life Stages and Mercury Exposure in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo).Integrated environmental assessment and management · 2021Article
- Feather mercury increases with feeding at higher trophic levels in two species of migrant raptors, Merlin (The Condor · 2020Article
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Abstract
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that, when methylated to form methylmercury (MeHg), bioaccumulates in exposed animals and biomagnifies through food webs. The purpose of this study was to assess Hg concentrations in raptors migrating through the upper midwestern USA. From 2009 to 2012, 966 raptors of 11 species were captured at Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Breast feathers were sampled to determine the concentration of total Hg. Mean Hg concentrations ranged from 0.11 to 3.46 μg g
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