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No delayed behavioral and phenotypic responses to experimental early-life lead exposure in great tits (Parus major).
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 Feb 2015
Ruuskanen Suvi, Eeva Tapio, Kotitalo Päivi, Stauffer Janina, Rainio Miia
Abstract excerpt
Early-life exposure to pollutants, such as lead, may have long-lasting consequences on health, behavior, and cognition. However, experiments on delayed effects of specific pollutants are very rare in wild animals. We experimentally exposed wild nestling great tits (Parus major) to dietary lead (high, low, or control group) in levels relevant to exposure levels of wild populations in Europe and studied delayed...
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