Effects of smelter pollution on temporal changes in feather and body tissue metal content of ruffed grouse near Sudbury, Ontario
By: by George A. Rose
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1981
Place of publication: [s.l
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Description:   Endogenous and exogenous influences on metal levels in ruffed grouse were studied by determination of copper, iron, and nickel concentrations in post-moult and pre-moult plumage in birds from areas of high and low metal contamination.  Plumage, dung, and diet content metal levels were indicative of environmental contamination but body tissues were not.  Models to describe metal levels in grouse plumage were demonstrated.
Notes: Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laurentian University of Sudbury, 1981.

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