Organochlorines, heavy metals, and the biology of North American accipiters

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Abstract

Analyses of eggs of three species of North American accipitrine hawks for organochlorines and heavy metals indicate that contamination with DDE may be the primary cause of recent population declines of two of the species, Cooper's hawk and sharp-shinned hawk.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Organochlorines, heavy metals, and the biology of North American accipiters
Series title BioScience
DOI 10.2307/1296439
Volume 23
Issue 5
Year Published 1973
Language English
Publisher Oxford Academic
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 6 p.
First page 300
Last page 305
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