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List of works by Rebecka L. Brasso

A comprehensive assessment of mercury exposure in penguin populations throughout the Southern Hemisphere: Using trophic calculations to identify sources of population-level variation

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Chronic mercury exposure in Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic populations in Portugal from the cultural use of cinnabar

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Comparison of feather mercury concentrations in live-caught vs. found-dead chick carcasses of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua)

article by David Schutt et al published 14 August 2021 in Polar Biology

Controls of Methylmercury Bioaccumulation in Forest Floor Food Webs

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Differing foraging strategies influence mercury (Hg) exposure in an Antarctic penguin community

scientific article published on 24 August 2016

Do songbirds in wetlands show higher mercury bioaccumulation relative to conspecifics in non-wetland habitats?

scientific article published on 15 January 2020

Effects of mercury exposure on the reproductive success of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor).

scientific article published on 14 August 2007

Happy Feet in a Hostile World? The Future of Penguins Depends on Proactive Management of Current and Expected Threats

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Levels of Mercury in Feathers of Clapper Rails (Rallus crepitans) over 45 Years in Coastal Salt Marshes of New Hanover County, North Carolina.

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Mercury concentrations in store-bought shrimp

scientific article published on 29 May 2020

Mercury exposure and survival in free-living tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)

scientific article published on October 10, 2010

Multi-tissue analyses reveal limited inter-annual and seasonal variation in mercury exposure in an Antarctic penguin community

scientific article published on 2 August 2014

Pattern of mercury allocation into egg components is independent of dietary exposure in Gentoo penguins

scientific article published on 16 October 2011

Penguin eggshell membranes reflect homogeneity of mercury in the marine food web surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula

scientific article published on 12 October 2012

Relationship between laying sequence and mercury concentration in tree swallow eggs

scientific article published on May 1, 2010

Synthesis of Maternal Transfer of Mercury in Birds: Implications for Altered Toxicity Risk

scientific article published on 09 January 2020

The highest mercury concentrations ever reported in a South American bird, the Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)

The movement of aquatic mercury through terrestrial food webs.

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Trophic calculations reveal the mechanism of population-level variation in mercury concentrations between marine ecosystems: case studies of two polar seabirds.

scientific article published on 30 August 2013

Unique pattern of molt leads to low intraindividual variation in feather mercury concentrations in penguins.

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Using Non-destructive Techniques to Measure Mercury (Hg) Concentrations in Gravid Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Northeastern Illinois

scientific article published on 02 August 2018