Food-Habits and Organochlorine Contaminants in the Diet of Black Skimmers, Galveston Bay, Texas, USA

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dc.contributor.authorKing KAen_US
dc.contributor.otherColonial Waterbirdsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:17:43Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:17:43Z
dc.date.issued1989en_US
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dc.description109-112en_US
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dc.description.abstractMore than 500 food items of nestling Black Skimmers (Rhynchops niger ) were identified representing 18 species of fish and 2 invertebrates. Food items were obtained by ligaturing nestlings and by collecting potential food items found near nests. Seven fish species composed 87% of the skimmers diet by frequency of occurrence and a single species, the tidewater silverside (Menidia peninsula ), accounted for 25% of the sample. DDE and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were the only contaminants consistently detected in the Black Skimmer diet, caracas, and egg samples. DDE was present at 0.01 ppm wet weight in only 3 of 5 fish samples. PCBs were detected in all food samples and were about 18 times higher in skimmer carcasses than in fish.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23531
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 1ArticleEnglishKING, K. AGULF COAST RES STN,POB 2506,VICTORIA,TX 77902Cited References Count: 0AD856NATL MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY SMITHSONIAN INST, WASHINGTON, DC 20560WASHINGTONen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries51185.00en_US
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dc.subjectpesticides (organochlorine)en_US
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dc.subjectTexas, Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectRhynchops nigeren_US
dc.subjectASW, Galveston Bayen_US
dc.titleFood-Habits and Organochlorine Contaminants in the Diet of Black Skimmers, Galveston Bay, Texas, USAen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue12(1)en_US

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