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    Mercury delays cerebellar development in a model songbird species, the zebra finch

    Mercury exposure can disrupt development of the cerebellum, part of the brain essential for coordination of movement through a complex environment, including flight. In precocial birds, such as fowl, the cereb...

    Sheila A. Scoville, Claire W. Varian-Ramos, G. Alden Adkins in Ecotoxicology (2020)

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    Cerebellar Abnormalities Typical of Methylmercury Poisoning in a Fledged Saltmarsh Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus

    A fledged, 12–15 day-old saltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus, was collected from an accidental kill on Cinder Island, Long Island, NY, USA. The sparrow was assessed for feather mercury levels and the brain a...

    Sheila A. Scoville in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2013)