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glaucous gull

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glaucous gull
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a gull, Larus hyperboreus, of northern and arctic regions, with a white head and tail and pale grey back and wings


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Other highlights last week were a glaucous gull at Menai Bridge, greenshank, hobby and up to 17 black-tailed godwits at RSPB Conwy and four blacktailed godwits on the River Clwyd at Rhyl.
Fecal samples from glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) were enriched (18 h at 37[degrees]C) in brain-heart infusion broth (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) supplemented with aztreonam and vancomycin (10 mg/L and 4 mg/L, respectively; ICN Biomedicals Inc.
This may indicate that the glaucous gull is susceptible to changes to TH homeostasis mediated by exposure to halogenated organic contaminants.
 
 
 
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