title: Organochlorine pesticides, lead, and mercury in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) from the Rolling Plains ecoregion of Texas and Oklahoma.
abstract: Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) from the Rolling Plains ecoregion in Texas and Oklahoma were evaluated for organochlorine pesticides, Pb, and Hg. Of all organochlorine pesticides analyzed, only p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) and p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p'-DDD) were found in a few composite liver samples. Similarly, a small fraction of tissue samples had detectable levels of Hg (liver and breast) or Pb exceeding background concentrations (femur). Lead concentrations in a few individuals fell within the range associated with moderate toxicity.
authors: Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
authors: Catherine E
authors: CE
authors: Baxter
authors: Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Pappas
authors: TraceAnalysis, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
authors: Michael T
authors: MT
authors: Abel
authors: Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
authors: Ronald J
authors: RJ
authors: Kendall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003088:Colinus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene / Q000032:analysis; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D046094:Galliformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D009825:Oklahoma; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D007854:Lead; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; D008628:Mercury; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
keywords: Lead; Mercury; Organochlorines; Quail; Rolling Plains