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    • Mandibular shape in farmed Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) exposed to persistent organic pollutants 

      Bradley, Madison M.; Perra, Megan; Ahlstrøm, Øystein; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Jørgensen, Even Hjalmar; Fuglei, Eva; Muir, Derek C.G.; Sonne, Christian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-26)
      We investigated if dietary exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) affect mandibular asymmetry and periodontal disease in paired male-siblings of Arctic foxes (<i>Vulpes lagopus</i>). During ontogeny, one group of siblings was exposed to the complexed POP mixture in naturally contaminated minke whale (<i>Balaenoptere acutorostarta</i>) blubber (n = 10), while another group was given wet ...