Mercury and selenium concentrations in leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea): Population comparisons, implications for reproductive success, hazard quotients and directions for future research
Authors:
- Justin R. PerraultJPJustin R. Perrault
- Debra L. MillerDMDebra L. Miller
- Jeanne GarnerJGJeanne Garner
- Jeanette WynekenJWJeanette Wyneken
- 1 October 2013
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Science of The Total Environment
- Vol. 463-464, 61-71
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology's Grants in Aid of Research
- Lerner-Gray Fund
- West Indies Marine Animal Research and Conservation Service (WIMARCS)
- UGA-VDIL
- FAU Nelligan Fund
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