Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins.

Jorgelina E. Frias,Mónica N. Gil,José L. Esteves,Pablo García Borboroglu,Olivia J. Kane,Jeffrey R. Smith,P. Dee Boersma

Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins.

2012

Jorgelina E. Frias
Mónica N. Gil
José L. Esteves
Pablo García Borboroglu
Olivia J. Kane
Jeffrey R. Smith
P. Dee Boersma

Abstract Feathers are useful to determine mercury (Hg) contamination. We evaluated the mercury concentration in feathers of Magellanic penguins ( Spheniscus magellanicus ) age 1.5 years to 25 years at Punta Tombo, Argentina before and during their molt. Mercury ranged between

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Fishery
Ecology
Mercury (element)
Feather
Spheniscus magellanicus
Biology
Spheniscidae

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