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Effects of dietary endrin on reproduction of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

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Effects of dietary endrin treatments (0.5 and 3.0 ppm) on development, egg production, and accumulated residue in treatment adults and their eggs were examined for mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Egg production, fertility, and hatchability were not affected, although a 9.6% drop in embryo survival was observed for the 3.0 ppm treatment. Hatchling survival to 14 days was not affected by endrin treatments. Males treated with 3.0 ppm sustained a 4.5% loss in body weight. Treated females developed a higher body fat content and greater accumulation of endrin than males. Endrin was deposited in the eggs of treated females at about the same dietary concentration of endrin in their feed.

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  1. Departments of Zoology and Statistics, Brigham Young University, 84602, Provo, Utah

    Kyle J. Roylance, Clive D. Jorgensen, Gary M. Booth & Melvin W. Carter

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Roylance, K.J., Jorgensen, C.D., Booth, G.M. et al. Effects of dietary endrin on reproduction of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 14, 705–711 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01055777

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