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Burger, J. P., & Gibbons, J. W. (1998). Trace elements in egg contents and egg shells of slider turtles (trachemys scripta) from the savannah river site. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 34(4), 382–386.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Burger1998a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Pseudemys, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Toxikologie = toxicology, Trachemys, Trachemys scripta Creators: Burger, Gibbons Collection: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
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Pseudemys Abstract. In this paper we examine the levels of trace elements in the egg contents and egg shells of slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) from the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, South Carolina. Trace elements have seldom been examined in the tissues or eggs of reptiles, although some turtles and large snakes occupy a high trophic level. Lead, mercury, cadmium, selenium, chromium, and manganese levels were examined in one egg and its egg shell collected from each of 16 females that laid in late May and June 1996. We were interested in determining background levels, whether certain metals were sequestered in the egg shells, and whether levels were higher in contents or shells. Concentrations were higher in egg contents than in shells for lead, mercury, and selenium, while chromium was higher in the shell. There were no differences for cadmium and manganese. Compared to eggs from other reptiles, levels in slider turtles were generally similar for cadmium and selenium, lower for chromium and lead, and higher for manganese.
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