Dispersal and survival rates of adult and juvenile Red-tailed tropicbirds (Phaethon rubricauda) exposed to potential contaminants

Annual survival and dispersal rates of adult and juvenile red-tailed tropicbirds were examined in connection with exposure to heavy metals. From 1990-2000 the incineration of a U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons stored at Johnston Atoll exposed nesting tropicbirds to increased levels of human distur...

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Main Authors: Schreiber, E. A., Doherty, P. F. Jr., Schenk, G. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2004-06-01
Series:Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
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Online Access:http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC-27-1-pp-531-540.pdf