Ventral feathers contained the highest mercury level in brown bobby (Sula leucogaster), a pantropical seabird species.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134305
Abstract: Seabirds are extensively used as environmental biomonitors and feathers are among the most analyzed matrices because they are one of the main excretory pathways to detoxify the bird's body of environmental contaminants. Still, there is… read more here.
Keywords: sula leucogaster; mercury; level; adults juveniles ... See more keywords
Carotenoid-based skin ornaments reflect foraging propensity in a seabird, Sula leucogaster
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0398
Abstract: Carotenoid-based ornaments are common signalling features in animals. It has long been proposed that such ornaments communicate information about foraging abilities to potential mates. However, evidence linking foraging with ornamentation is largely missing from unmanipulated,… read more here.
Keywords: reflect foraging; sula leucogaster; foraging propensity; carotenoid based ... See more keywords