Mercury concentrations found in feathers of adult and nestling Osprey <i>Pandion haliaetus</i> from Hokkaido, Japan
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- SHOJI Akiko
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba Daikoku Nature Research
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- SUGIYAMA Atsushi
- SGYM Nature Lab
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- TANI Hinako
- Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University
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- NIIZUMA Yasuaki
- Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University
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- Other Title
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- 北海道におけるミサゴ成鳥と雛の水銀濃度
- ホッカイドウ ニ オケル ミサゴ セイチョウ ト ヒナ ノ スイギン ノウド
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Abstract
<p>We determined total mercury concentrations in feathers of fish-eating Ospreys Pandion haliaetus (adult n = 1; nestling n = 1), from Hokkaido, Japan. Feathers from the approximately five week old nestling, had an Hg concentration of 1.84 µg/g (dw). Feathers from the adult (found on the ground near the nesting tree) had a higher concentration of 5.17 µg/g (dw). Both levels were within the range of concentrations previously reported from osprey feathers in Japan and North America. This discovery highlights the need for further study to examine the extent of mercury exposure of Ospreys in Japan.</p>
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Ornithology
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Japanese Journal of Ornithology 68 (2), 343-347, 2019-10-25
The Ornithological Society of Japan
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001277392074624
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- NII Article ID
- 130007744126
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- NII Book ID
- AN10314294
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- ISSN
- 18819710
- 0913400X
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- NDL BIB ID
- 030077675
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- CiNii Articles
- KAKEN
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- Disallowed