Marked DDE Impairment of Mallard Reproduction in Controlled Studies (original) (raw)

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DDE in concentrations of 10 and 40 p.p.m. in the feed of penned mallards induced significant eggshell thinning and cracking and a marked increase in embryo mortality. DDD and DDT impaired reproduction, but less severely than DDE, a widespread breakdown product of DDT.

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1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland
   ROBERT G. HEATH, JAMES W. SPANN & J. F. KREITZER

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1. ROBERT G. HEATH
2. JAMES W. SPANN
3. J. F. KREITZER

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HEATH, R., SPANN, J. & KREITZER, J. Marked DDE Impairment of Mallard Reproduction in Controlled Studies.Nature 224, 47–48 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224047a0

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• Received: 12 May 1969
• Revised: 27 June 1969
• Issue date: 04 October 1969
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/224047a0

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