Effects of oil transferred from incubating gulls to their eggs
Marine Pollution Bulletin
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By: K. A. King and C.A. LeFever
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Abstract
No. 2 fuel oil, or water, was applied to the breast feathers of incubating laughing gulls trapped at their nest site on an island colony in Texas. Gulls were released after treatment and allowed to incubate their eggs for 5 days. Oil was transferred from the feathers of incubating adults to their eggs and resulted in 41% embryo mortality compared with 2% in controls.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of oil transferred from incubating gulls to their eggs |
| Series title | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 319-321 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| First page | 319 |
| Last page | 321 |
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