Metal Levels in Blood of Three Species of Shorebirds during Stopover on Delaware Bay Reflect Levels in Their Food, Horseshoe Crab Eggs

Understanding the relationship between metal level in predators and their prey is an important issue, and is usually difficult to determine because animals eat a variety of organisms. However, shorebirds that stop over during spring migration along Delaware Bay (New Jersey) stay for only 2–3 weeks,...

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Main Authors: Joanna Burger, Nellie Tsipoura, Michael Gochfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Toxics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/5/3/20