Jorge Saliva
Fred Lesser
Tara Shukla
Dale Bertrand
Joanna Burger
Michael Gochfeld
1991
<p><span>The use of feathers has been proposed as a noninvasive tissue for biomonitoring metal </span><span class="ScopusTermHighlight">levels</span><span> in birds and their ecosystems. We examined </span><span class="ScopusTermHighlight">cadmium</span><span> and </span><span class="ScopusTermHighlight">lead</span><span> </span><span class="ScopusTermHighlight">levels</span><span> in black and white contour feathers from common (Sterna hirundo) and sooty (S. fuscata) terns, and black skimmers (Rynchops niger) to determine if there were significant differences in metal </span><span class="ScopusTermHighlight">levels</span><span> related to the melanin content of the feathers. There were no significant differences in metals in black versus white body feathers in any of the three species; correlations between metal residues from individual birds were low. © 1991 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.</span></p>
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Effects of color on cadmium and lead levels in avian contour feathers
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