Chlorinated hydrocarbons and eggshell changes in raptorial and fish-eating birds
Science
By: J.J. Hickey and D. W. Anderson
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Abstract
Catastrophic declines of three raptorial species in the United States have been accompanied by decreases in eggshell thickness that began in 1947, have amounted to 19 percent or more, and were identical to phenomena reported in Britain. In 1967, shell thickness in herring gull eggs from five states decreased with increases in chlorinated hydrocarbon residues.
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Hickey, J., Anderson, D.W., 1968, Chlorinated hydrocarbons and eggshell changes in raptorial and fish-eating birds: Science, v. 162, no. 3850, p. 271-273, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3850.271.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Chlorinated hydrocarbons and eggshell changes in raptorial and fish-eating birds |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.162.3850.271 |
| Volume | 162 |
| Issue | 3850 |
| Year Published | 1968 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 271 |
| Last page | 273 |