EFFECTS OF OIL TRANSFERRED FROM INCUBATING GULLS TO THEIR EGGS

被引:34
作者
KING, KA [1 ]
LEFEVER, CA [1 ]
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[1] US FISH & WILDLIFE SERV, PATUXENT WILDLIFE RES CTR, GULF COAST FIELD STN, VICTORIA, TX 77901 USA
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10.1016/0025-326X(79)90399-0
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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No. 2 fuel oil, or water, was applied to the breast feathers of incubating laughing gulls trapped at their nest site on an island colony in Texas. Gulls were released after treatment and allowed to incubate their eggs for 5 days. Oil was transferred from the feathers of incubating adults to their eggs and resulted in 41% embryo mortality compared with 2% in controls. © 1979.
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