DONALD E. TILLITT US Department of Interior Columbia, MO 65201 of human-
causedepisodes of toxicological effects in pop-ulations of wildlife species, only since World …

This series comprises reports of research relating to birds, mammals, and other wildlife and
their ecology, and specialized bibliographies on these, issued for wildlife research and …

Historically, the colonial, fish-eating water birds of the Great Lakes have been exposed to a
number of toxic, synthetic, halogenated compounds. 1-10 These exposures have resulted in …

This textbook provides a good introduction to the science of wildlife toxicology, with
emphasis on the situation in the USA. It contains 9 chapters, covering: historical …

Deformities have been reported in many species of colonial waterbirds from several
localities on the Laurentian Great Lakes. The hypothesis that deformities were caused by …

Eggshell thinning has been found to occur widely and is well documented especially in the
United States and England. In the US, natural populations of at least 22 species …

Congenital malformations are relatively uncommon in most wild bird populations. Here we
document the occurrence of bill malformations in double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax …

Several species of colonial fish‐eating birds nesting in the Great Lakes basin, including
herring gulls, common terns and double‐crested cormorants, have exhibited chronic …

Environmental contamination by agricultural chemicals and industrial waste disposal results
in adverse effects on reproduction of exposed birds. The diversity of pollutants results in …

Literature has been reviewed concerning shell thinning in avian eggs by environmental
pollutants. Field evidence indicates that the declines in shell thickness observed in certain …