Are pelagic seabirds exposed to amnesic shellfish poisoning toxins?

Marine birds have been hypothesized to be underreported victims of harmful algal blooms (HABs). Toxic blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia spp., the primary amnesic toxin producer microalgae, domoic acid (DA) are known to cause massive mortalities of coastal seabirds and marine mammals around the world. Howev...

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Main Author: Soliño, Lucia (author)
Other Authors: Ferrer-Obiol, Joan (author), Navarro-Herrero, Leia (author), Gonzalez-Solis, Jacob (author), Reis Costa, Pedro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Sardine sardina-pilchardus
Domoic acid
Pseudo-Nitzschia
Potential vector
Liquid-chromatography
Digestive gland
Monterey bay
Abundance
Sea
Brevetoxicosis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14371
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14371

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14371

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