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Preying on seals pushes killer whales from Norway above pollution effects thresholds

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are at risk from high levels of biomagnifying pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mercury (Hg). Previous toxicological risk assessments for the Norwegian killer whale population have assumed fish as the primary prey source, and assessed the populatio...

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Main Authors: Andvik, Clare, Jourdain, Eve, Ruus, Anders, Lyche, Jan L., Karoliussen, Richard, Borgå, Katrine
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368030/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32681067
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68659-y
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