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Developmental exposure to a toxic spill compromises long-term reproductive performance in a wild, long-lived bird: The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) [1]

Exposure to environmental contaminants may result in reduced reproductive success and long-lasting population declines in vertebrates. Emerging data from laboratory studies on model species suggest that certain life-stages, such as development, should be of special concern. However, detailed investigations of long-term consequences of developmental exposure to environmental chemicals on breeding performance are currently lacking in wild populations of long-lived vertebrates. Here, we studied how the developmental exposure to a mine spill (Aznalcóllar, SW Spain, April 1998) may affect fitness under natural conditions in a long-lived bird, the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia).

Publication Date: 
18/04/2012
Raquel Baos [2], Roger Jovani [3], David Serrano & et al [4]
PLoS ONE [5]
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Tags:
Oil Pollution [6], Birds [7], Ecology [8], Industrial Pollution [9], Ecosystems [10], Wetlands [11], Spain [12]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/developmental-exposure-toxic-spill-compromises-long-term-reproductive-performance
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/raquel-baos
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/roger-jovani
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-serrano-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/spain