Effects of mild cold stress on the survival of seawater-adapted Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) maintained on food contaminated with petroleum
Journal Article
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· Environ. Res.; (United States)
Seawater-adapted Mallard ducks were maintained on a 100-day diet of petroleum derivative or crude oil contaminated food supply with only minimal changes in mean body weight being observed. Mortality rates due to continuous mild cold stress were higher among petroleum-contaminated food groups than uncontaminated food control groups. Autopsy revealed adrenal hypertrophy and lymphoepithelial involution as characteristics of the birds that died, indicating adrenocortical stimulation preceding death.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
- OSTI ID:
- 5643071
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Res.; (United States) Vol. 20:2; ISSN ENVRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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02 PETROLEUM
020900 -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
560305* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Vertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADRENAL GLANDS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
BIRDS
BODY
BODY TEMPERATURE
DATA
DATA FORMS
DIET
DISEASES
DUCKS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FOWL
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GLANDS
HYPERTROPHY
HYPOTHERMIA
INFORMATION
INGESTION
INTAKE
ISOLATED VALUES
MORTALITY
NUMERICAL DATA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES
WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
020900 -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
560305* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Vertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADRENAL GLANDS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
BIRDS
BODY
BODY TEMPERATURE
DATA
DATA FORMS
DIET
DISEASES
DUCKS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FOWL
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GLANDS
HYPERTROPHY
HYPOTHERMIA
INFORMATION
INGESTION
INTAKE
ISOLATED VALUES
MORTALITY
NUMERICAL DATA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES
WEIGHT MEASUREMENT