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REPRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION IN TREE SWALLOWS NESTING IN THE FOX RIVER DRAINAGE AND GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, USA

1998; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017 2.3.co;2

1552-8618

Christine M. Custer, Thomas W. Custer, P. David Allen, Kenneth L. Stromborg, Mark J. Melancon,

Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Environmental Toxicology and ChemistryVolume 17, Issue 9 p. 1786-1798 Environmental Toxicology Reproduction and environmental contamination in tree swallows nesting in the Fox River Drainage and Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Christine M. Custer, Corresponding Author Christine M. Custer [email protected] U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, P.O. Box 818, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54602-0818U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, P.O. Box 818, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54602-0818Search for more papers by this authorThomas W. Custer, Thomas W. Custer U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, P.O. Box 818, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54602-0818Search for more papers by this authorP. David Allen, P. David Allen U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Division 1015 Challenger Court Green Bay Wisconsin 54311Search for more papers by this authorKenneth L. Stromborg, Kenneth L. Stromborg U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Division 1015 Challenger Court Green Bay Wisconsin 54311Search for more papers by this authorMark J. Melancon, Mark J. Melancon U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland 20708-4041Search for more papers by this author Christine M. Custer, Corresponding Author Christine M. Custer [email protected] U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, P.O. Box 818, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54602-0818U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, P.O. Box 818, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54602-0818Search for more papers by this authorThomas W. Custer, Thomas W. Custer U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Upper Mississippi Science Center, P.O. Box 818, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54602-0818Search for more papers by this authorP. David Allen, P. David Allen U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Division 1015 Challenger Court Green Bay Wisconsin 54311Search for more papers by this authorKenneth L. Stromborg, Kenneth L. Stromborg U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Division 1015 Challenger Court Green Bay Wisconsin 54311Search for more papers by this authorMark J. Melancon, Mark J. Melancon U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland 20708-4041Search for more papers by this author First published: 02 November 2009 https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620170919Citations: 69Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Concentration, accumulation, and effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) o nreproduction in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) were studied at four sites in the Fox River drainage and in Green Bay, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, USA, in 1994 and 1995. Total PCBs in eggs and newly hatched young (mean = 3.01 μg/g wet weight, years and sites combined) and 12-d-old nestlings (mean = 2.34 μg/g wet weight) at two contaminated sites (Kidney Island and Arrowhead) were higher than concentrations at two reference sites (Lake Poygan and High Cliff State Park, years and sites combined, pippers mean = 0.26 μg/g, nestlings mean = 0.01 μg/g). Concentrations of 11 PCB congeners were also higher at contaminated compared to reference sites. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) accumulated in nestlings at a higher rate (1.34–6.69 μg/d) at contaminated sites compared to reference locations (0.06–0.42 μg/d). Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) was the only other organochlorine found in all samples; concentrations for all samples averaged ≤0.20 μg/g wet weight. Total PCBs and p,p′-DDE concentrations did not differ among clutches where all eggs hatched, some eggs hatched, and no eggs hatched. Citing Literature Volume17, Issue9September 1998Pages 1786-1798 RelatedInformation