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Wildlife Toxicology

Study site locations: Massachusetts - Effect of egg order on size and contaminant concentrations

There was no consistent pattern of PCB concentrations across laying order in tree swallows. There could be a large difference in concentration (up to 69%) between adjacently laid eggs. This means that concentrations in a random egg sample will represent the contaminant concentration in the rest of the clutch.

 

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Custer, C.M. , B.R. Gray, and T. W. Custer. 2010.   Effects of egg order on organic and inorganic element concentrations and  egg characteristics in tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry  (In press)


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