Double-crested cormorants of the Great Lakes: egg-laying parameters, reproductive failure, and contaminant residues in eggs, Lake Huron 1972-1973.

Author(s)

Weseloh, D. Vaughn, Stanley M. Teeple, and Michael Gilbertson

Year

Sat, 01/01/1983 - 12:00

Article Title

Double-crested cormorants of the Great Lakes: egg-laying parameters, reproductive failure, and contaminant residues in eggs, Lake Huron 1972-1973.

Volume

Pages

427-436

Start Page Number

427

Final Page

436

Review

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 datapoints.

Species: Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Chemical	Toxicity Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Life Cycle Stage	Study Duration	Specific Location	Type
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS	TOX-REPRO - reproductive success	percent of eggs lost or broken before hatching in contaminated colonies	95%	235 eggs	Embryo	2 yr	Lake Huron	Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS	TOX-REPRO - physiology	eggshell thickness compared with pre-1947 eggshells in contaminated colonies	23.9% thinner	18 eggs	Embryo	2 yr	Lake Huron	Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS	TOX-REPRO - reproductive success	mean hatching success in contaminated colonies	2.4%	331 eggs	Embryo	1 yr	Lake Huron	Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS	TOX-REPRO - reproductive success	fledging success (young/nest) in contaminated colonies	0.06-0.11 (1972); 0.3 (1973)	42 (1973)-66 (1972) nests	Embryo	2 yr	Lake Huron	Toxicity Factor Datasets