Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (2006) 76:648–655 © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0969-z

Mercury in Feathers of Nestling Eagle Owls, Bubo bubo L., and Muscle of their Main Prey Species in Toledo Province, Central Spain J. Ortego,1 M. Jime´nez,2 M. Dı´az,3 R. C. Rodrı´guez2 1

National Research Institute on Game Biology (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, E-13005, Ciudad Real, Spain 2 Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Technology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Carlos III s/n, E-45071, Toledo, Spain 3 Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Castila-La Mancha, Avda. Carlos III s/n, E-45071, Toledo, Spain Received: 9 July 2005/Accepted: 14 February 2006

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and Muscle of their Main Prey Species in Toledo Province

Toledo s/n, E-13005, Ciudad Real, Spain. * Department ... Mercury levelsin feathers reflect the blood levels at the time ofits development. Once the ... reporting data on mercury levels in feathers of eagle owl (Bubo bubo) chicks and in ... other feather tracts and their sampling does not affect the future chick flight performance.

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