| Abstract: | Because eggs of marine birds may be exposed to oil adhering to the feathers of adult birds, a study was undertaken to determine the effects of oil contamination. Two hundred common eider eggs were divided into four experimental sets of 50 each. Two sets were treated with No. 2 fuel oil in amounts of 5 microliters to 20 microliters; a third with 20 microliters of propylene glycol, a neutral blocking agent. The fourth set served as a control. Hatching success was 96 percent for the eggs treated with 20 microliters propylene glycol, 96 percent for the controls and 92 percent for the eggs treated with 5 microliters oil hatched. Only 69 percent of the eggs treated with 20 microliters of oil survived - a significant reduction in hatchability (P 0.05). Mean Hatching weights for all sets were statistically equal. Thus, oil pollution may significantly increase embryonic mortality in marine birds. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5210203 |
| Citation Author: | Szaro, R.C.; Albers, P.H. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Editor: | Wolfe, Douglas A. (editor) |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Fate and Effects of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Marine Ecosystems and Organisms |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | xix, 478 |
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| Citation Publisher: | Pergamon Press |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Effects of external applications of No. 2 fuel oil on common eider eggs; 1977; Book chapter; Fate and Effects of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Marine Ecosystems and Organisms; Szaro, R.C.; Albers, P.H. |
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| Citation Year: | 1977 |
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| Text: | Effects of external applications of No. 2 fuel oil on common eider eggs; 1977; Book chapter; Fate and Effects of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Marine Ecosystems and Organisms; Szaro, R.C.; Albers, P.H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Pergamon Press |
