Spatial variation of mercury bioaccumulation in bats of Canada linked to atmospheric mercury deposition

John Chételat; M. Brian C. Hickey; Alexandre J Poulain; Ashu Dastoor; Andrei Ryjkov; Donald McAlpine; Karen Vanderwolf; Thomas S. Jung; Lesley Hale; Emma L.L. Cooke; Dave Hobson; Kristin Jonasson; Laura Kaupas; Sara McCarthy; Christine McClelland; Derek Morningstar; Kaleigh J.O. Norquay; Richard Novy; Delanie Player; Tony Redford; Anouk Simard; Samantha Stamler; Quinn M.R. Webber; Emmanuel Yumvihoze; Michelle Zanuttig

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.044

journal article Jun 01, 2018

Spatial variation of mercury bioaccumulation in bats of Canada linked to atmospheric mercury deposition

John Chételat

M. Brian C. Hickey Alexandre J Poulain Ashu Dastoor Andrei Ryjkov

Donald McAlpine Karen Vanderwolf Thomas S. Jung

Lesley Hale Emma L.L. Cooke Dave Hobson Kristin Jonasson Laura Kaupas Sara McCarthy Christine McClelland Derek Morningstar Kaleigh J.O. Norquay Richard Novy Delanie Player Tony Redford Anouk Simard Samantha Stamler Quinn M.R. Webber Emmanuel Yumvihoze Michelle Zanuttig

Science of The Total Environment Vol. 626 pp. 668-677 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2018
Vol/Issue: 626
Pages: 668-677
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Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

Wildlife Division, Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Happy Valley‐Goose Bay Newfoundland and Labrador Canada

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Environment and Climate Change Canada

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John Chételat, M. Brian C. Hickey, Alexandre J Poulain, et al. (2018). Spatial variation of mercury bioaccumulation in bats of Canada linked to atmospheric mercury deposition. Science of The Total Environment, 626, 668-677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.044

Spatial variation of mercury bioaccumulation in bats of Canada linked to atmospheric mercury deposition

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