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Record 1 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Animal Biology
CONT

The PCB [polychlorinated biphenyl] contamination and prey availability threats may interact, because killer whales suffering [from] nutritional stress (from lack of prey) will metabolise adipose (fat) tissue in blubber, resulting in the mobilisation of lipophilic toxins such as PCBs into the bloodstream and causing a toxic response …

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie animale
CONT

[…] les effets des BPC [biphényles polychlorés] sur les épaulards peuvent être mesurés par le stress nutritionnel et la quantité de graisse accumulée, comme on l'a observé chez les phoques […]

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