Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …

Despite the well-established links between air pollution and human health, vegetation, and
aquatic ecosystems, less attention has been paid to the potential impact of reactive …

The first comprehensive review of all aspects of the biology of moult, drawing information
from across the literature and in all birds, from penguins to passerines. Feathers are …

Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate
the success of European Union directives that are designed to protect people and the …

Air pollution has a ubiquitous impact on ecosystem functioning through myriad processes,
including the acidification and eutrophication of soil and water, deposition of heavy metals …

With the enormous increase in population and industrial network, the harmful pollutants
affecting biota have also escalated. The pollutants are consumed by living organisms …

Concentrations of metals such as Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were
analyzed in the feathers of cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) from three breeding colonies in the …

Arsenic (As) is a metalloid of high concern because of its toxic effects for plants and animals.
However, it is hard to find information on this metalloid in passerines. This review presents a …

Published results concerning metal levels in feathers of birds of prey were listed and
evaluated. Mercury concentrations have been studied most and the background values …

Body distribution and maternal transfer of 18 trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb,
Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, Cs, Ba, Hg, Tl, and Pb) to eggs were examined in black‐tailed gulls …