Friday, September 23, 2011

Mercury mess: Wild bird sex stifled.

Mercury mess: Wild bird sex stifled.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2011/08/2011-0920-mercury-messes-with-sex

Jayasena, N, PC Frederick and ILV Larkin. 2011. Endocrine disruption in white ibises (Eudocimus albus) caused by exposure to environmentally relevant levels of methylmercury. Aquatic Toxicology http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.07.003.

"Methylmercury alters hormone levels in shore birds, increasing male homosexuality and decreasing reproductive success."

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