Migratory peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, accumulate pesticides in Latin America during winter
Canadian Field-Naturalist
By: Charles J. Henny, F.P. Ward, K.E. Riddle, and R. M. Prouty
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Abstract
Blood samples from 433 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) during fall and spring migrations, 1976-80, indicated that most of their pesticide burden, primarily DDE, was accumulated on wintering grounds in Latin America. DDE in spring migrants returning from Latin America for the first time declined significantly from 1979 to 1980. Only about 10% of breeding-age females contained organochlorine residues likely to adversely affect reproduction. The organochlorine pesticide threat in Latin America may be diminishing.
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Henny, C.J., Ward, F., Riddle, K., and Prouty, R.M., 1982, Migratory peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, accumulate pesticides in Latin America during winter: Canadian Field-Naturalist, v. 96, no. 3, p. 333-338.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Migratory peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, accumulate pesticides in Latin America during winter |
| Series title | Canadian Field-Naturalist |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 333 |
| Last page | 338 |