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Title: Thermoregulation in a naturally oil-contaminated Black-billed Murre Uria aalge

Journal Article · · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636473· OSTI ID:6454304

The effect of oiled plumages on seabirds is considered to be reduced thermal insulation, with a resultant increase in metabolic rate. This conclusion is based on results from ducks with experimentally oil-contaminated plumages. In the present paper, data on body temperature, metabolic rate, and insulation in a Black-billed Murre (Uria aalge) contaminated during an oil-spill at sea are presented.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Trondheim, Norway
OSTI ID:
6454304
Journal Information:
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 35:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English