Organochlorines and eggshell thinning in peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus eggs from the eastern United States

Author(s)
Burns, S.A., W.M. Jarman, T.J. Cade, L.F. Kiff and B.J. Walton
Year
Article Title
Organochlorines and eggshell thinning in peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus eggs from the eastern United States
Book Title
Raptor Conservation Today : Proc. IV World Conference on Birds of Prey: 10-17 May 1992; Berlin
Editor
Meyburg, B.U., and R.D. Chancellor, eds
Publisher
Pica Press
Address
Berlin
Pages
709-716
Start Page Number
709
Final Page
716
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Species: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Chemical Toxicity Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Life Cycle Stage Study Duration Specific Location Type
DDE (4,4'-), POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TOX-REPRO - physiology eggshell thickness compared to pre-1947 reference eggs 11% decrease 112 eggs Adult 1986-1988 eastern U.S. coast Toxicity Factor Datasets

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