MARKED DDE IMPAIRMENT OF MALLARD REPRODUCTION IN CONTROLLED STUDIES

被引:158
作者
HEATH, RG
SPANN, JW
KREITZER, JF
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[1] Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MA
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10.1038/224047a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
DDE in concentrations of 10 and 40 p.p.m. in the feed of penned mallards induced significant eggshell thinning and cracking and a marked increase in embryo mortality. DDD and DDT impaired reproduction, but less severely than DDE, a widespread breakdown product of DDT. © 1969 Nature Publishing Group.
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