Organochlorine residues and reproduction in the little brown bat, Laurel, Maryland - June 1976
Pesticides Monitoring Journal
By: D. R. Clark Jr. and A. J. Krynitsky
Links
- Document: Report
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
Twelve of 43 pregnant little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) collected at Montpelier Barn, Laurel, Maryland, gave birth to dead young. Eleven of these 12 dead neonates were abnormally small. Most of the stillbirths were attributable to unknown reproductive difficulties associated with first pregnancies, but four may have been due to high concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the newborn. Residues of the PCB, DDE, and oxychlordane crossed the placenta at similar rates.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Organochlorine residues and reproduction in the little brown bat, Laurel, Maryland - June 1976 |
| Series title | Pesticides Monitoring Journal |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 113-116 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Pesticides Monitoring Journal |
| First page | 113 |
| Last page | 116 |