Uncovering the sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion by shearwaters using fatty acid analysis | Zendy

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Uncovering the sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion by shearwaters using fatty acid analysis

Author(s) -

Peter S. Puskic,

Jennifer L. Lavers,

Louise R. Adams,

Martin Grünenwald,

Ian Hutton,

Alexander L. Bond

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coz017

Subject(s) - biology , seabird , eicosapentaenoic acid , plastic pollution , ingestion , foraging , zoology , trophic level , flesh , fatty acid , food science , ecology , fishery , pollution , biochemistry , polyunsaturated fatty acid , predation

Our study is the first to describe the fatty acid composition of the liver, breast muscle, and adipose tissue from flesh-footed (Ardenna carneipes) and short-tailed shearwaters (A. tenuirostris) and uses this technique to explore possible sub-lethal effects of plastic ingestion on these species.

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