Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins
- Autores
- Frías, Jorgelina E.; Gil, Monica Noemi; Esteves, Jose Luis; Garcia Borboroglu, Jorge Pablo; Kane, Olivia J.; Smith, Jeff R.; Boersma, P. Dee
- Año de publicación
- 2012
- Idioma
- inglés
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- artículo
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- Descripción
- 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 <1.4 and 367. ng/g. dry. weight, with three extreme high values (8996. ng/g, 3011. ng/g and 1340. ng/g) all in young adults. The median concentration was lowest for juveniles and significantly higher for adults but with high variation among older adults. Males and females had similar mercury loads. Compared with other penguin species, concentrations in Magellanic penguins were low. Mercury levels for Magellanic penguins in the Southwest Atlantic for older adults averaged 206 ± 98 ng/g, and serve as a baseline for biomonitoring and/or ecotoxicological studies.
Fil: Frias, Jorgelina E.. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Sede Puerto Madryn; Argentina
Fil: Gil, Monica Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Esteves, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Garcia Borboroglu, Jorge Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Kane, Olivia J.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos
Fil: Smith, Jeff R.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos
Fil: Boersma, P. Dee. University of Washington; Estados Unidos. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos - Materia
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins Frías, Jorgelina E. MERCURY SEABIRD PATAGONIAN COAST MAGELLANIC PENGUIN |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins |
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Frías, Jorgelina E. Gil, Monica Noemi Esteves, Jose Luis Garcia Borboroglu, Jorge Pablo Kane, Olivia J. Smith, Jeff R. Boersma, P. Dee |
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Frías, Jorgelina E. |
author_facet |
Frías, Jorgelina E. Gil, Monica Noemi Esteves, Jose Luis Garcia Borboroglu, Jorge Pablo Kane, Olivia J. Smith, Jeff R. Boersma, P. Dee |
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Gil, Monica Noemi Esteves, Jose Luis Garcia Borboroglu, Jorge Pablo Kane, Olivia J. Smith, Jeff R. Boersma, P. Dee |
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MERCURY SEABIRD PATAGONIAN COAST MAGELLANIC PENGUIN |
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MERCURY SEABIRD PATAGONIAN COAST MAGELLANIC PENGUIN |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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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 <1.4 and 367. ng/g. dry. weight, with three extreme high values (8996. ng/g, 3011. ng/g and 1340. ng/g) all in young adults. The median concentration was lowest for juveniles and significantly higher for adults but with high variation among older adults. Males and females had similar mercury loads. Compared with other penguin species, concentrations in Magellanic penguins were low. Mercury levels for Magellanic penguins in the Southwest Atlantic for older adults averaged 206 ± 98 ng/g, and serve as a baseline for biomonitoring and/or ecotoxicological studies. Fil: Frias, Jorgelina E.. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Sede Puerto Madryn; Argentina Fil: Gil, Monica Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: Esteves, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: Garcia Borboroglu, Jorge Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: Kane, Olivia J.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos Fil: Smith, Jeff R.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos Fil: Boersma, P. Dee. University of Washington; Estados Unidos. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos |
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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 <1.4 and 367. ng/g. dry. weight, with three extreme high values (8996. ng/g, 3011. ng/g and 1340. ng/g) all in young adults. The median concentration was lowest for juveniles and significantly higher for adults but with high variation among older adults. Males and females had similar mercury loads. Compared with other penguin species, concentrations in Magellanic penguins were low. Mercury levels for Magellanic penguins in the Southwest Atlantic for older adults averaged 206 ± 98 ng/g, and serve as a baseline for biomonitoring and/or ecotoxicological studies. |
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