Study documents effects of mercury on songbird reproduction
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 05:50
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —Mercury takes a toll on the population of songbirds, even at sublethal doses. Research conducted on captive birds at William & Mary showed that reproductive success went down as the dosage of mercury increased. The results, published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One, have serious implications for wild birds living in areas contaminated by mercury pollution.