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Ecologically-relevant exposure to methylmercury during early development does not affect adult phenotype in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata).
Ecotoxicology (London, England) - 1 Apr 2018
Morran Spencer A M, Elliott John E, Young Jessica M L, Eng Margaret L, Basu Niladri, Williams Tony D
Abstract excerpt
Methylmercury causes behavioural and reproductive effects in adult mammals via early developmental exposure. Similar studies in birds are limited and mostly focussed on aquatic systems, but recent work has reported high blood mercury concentrations in terrestrial, passerine songbirds. We used the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) as a model to explore the long-term effects of early developmental exposure to...
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