Factors that influence trace element levels in blood and feathers of Pygoscelis penguins from South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Janeide Padilha, Gabriel Oliveira de Carvalho, Winfred Espejo, J.S. Souza, Ana Carolina Pizzochero, Larissa Schmauder Teixeira da Cunha, Erli Schneider Costa, Adriana R. L. Pessôa, A.P.G. Almeida, João Paulo Machado Torres, Gilles Lepoint, Loïc Michel, Krishna Das, Paulo R. Dorneles
Topics & Concepts
PygoscelisShetlandInterspecific competitionFeatherBioaccumulationTrace elementIntraspecific competitionδ13CTrophic levelEcologySeabirdBiologyZoologyForagingStable isotope ratioChemistryPredationOceanographyGeologyQuantum mechanicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryMercury impact and mitigation studiesIsotope Analysis in EcologyHeavy metals in environment