Browsing by Author "Covaci, Adrian"

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    • A retrospective investigation of feather corticosterone in a highly contaminated white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population 

      Hansen, Elisabeth; Sun, Jiachen; Björn, Helander; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Eulaers, Igor; Jaspers, Veerle Leontina B; Covaci, Adrian; Eens, Marcel; Bourgeon, Sophie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-16)
      Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorines (OCs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), is associated with adverse health effects in wildlife. Many POPs have been banned and consequently their environmental concentrations have declined. To assess both temporal trends of POPs and their detrimental impacts, raptors are extensively used as biomonitors due to their ...

    • Telomere length in relation to persistent organic pollutant exposure in white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings from Sweden sampled in 1995-2013 

      Hansen, Elisabeth; Skotnes, Tove; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Igor, Eulaers; Sun, Jiachen; Covaci, Adrian; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Zahn, Sandrine; Criscuolo, Francois; Bourgeon, Sophie; Helander, Björn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-10)
      Telomeres are used as biomarkers of vertebrate health because of the link between their length, lifespan, and survival. Exposure to environmental stressors appears to alter telomere dynamics, but little is known about telomere length and persistent organic pollutant (POP) exposure in wildlife. The white-tailed eagle (WTE; Haliaeetus albicilla) is an avian top predator that accumulates high levels ...