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
Article Title
Double-crested cormorants of the Great Lakes: egg-laying parameters, reproductive failure, and contaminant residues in eggs, Lake Huron 1972-1973.
Volume
61
Pages
427-436
Start Page Number
427
Final Page
436
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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

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