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- Title
Developmental exposure to a toxic spill compromises long-term reproductive performance in a wild, long-lived bird: the white stork (Ciconia ciconia).
- Authors
Baos, Raquel; Jovani, Roger; Serrano, David; Tella, José L; Hiraldo, Fernando
- Abstract
Exposure to environmental contaminants may result in reduced reproductive success and long-lasting population declines in vertebrates. Emerging data from laboratory studies on model species suggest that certain life-stages, such as development, should be of special concern. However, detailed investigations of long-term consequences of developmental exposure to environmental chemicals on breeding performance are currently lacking in wild populations of long-lived vertebrates. Here, we studied how the developmental exposure to a mine spill (Aznalcóllar, SW Spain, April 1998) may affect fitness under natural conditions in a long-lived bird, the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia).
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 4, pe34716
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0034716