Effects of No. 2 fuel oil on hatchability of marine and estuarine bird eggs
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
By: Donald H. White, Kirke A. King, and Nancy C. Coon
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Abstract
Eggs of Louisiana herons, sandwich terns, and laughing gulls were oiled with either 0, 5, or 20 μl of No. 2 fuel oil in the field and in the laboratory. After 5 days of natural incubation, field-oiled and control eggs were opened and embryonic mortality was determined. No. 2 fuel oil produce'd 61% mortality in Louisiana heron eggs, 56% in sandwich tern eggs, and 83% in laughing gull eggs.
Hatching success of artificially incubated, oiled eggs appeared to be lower than in control eggs. However, stress during shipment to the laboratory and problems within the incubator probably contributed to reduced hatchability in both groups.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of No. 2 fuel oil on hatchability of marine and estuarine bird eggs |
| Series title | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF01685377 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 7 |
| Last page | 10 |
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