Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Solheim, Silje Aakre"
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The black-legged kittiwake preen gland—an overlooked organ for depuration of fat-soluble contaminants?
Solheim, Silje Aakre; Sagerup, Kjetil; Huber, Sandra; Byrkjedal, Ingvar; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-18)Most birds preen their feathers with an oily excrete from the uropygial (preen) gland. This oily excrete contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which make the preen gland a potential route of depuration of POPs in ... -
The Preen Gland - an Organ for Excretion of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Solheim, Silje Aakre (Master thesis, 2010-06-01)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) constitute a chemically diverse group of lipophilic substances that may accumulate in living organisms, often with harmful effects. To some extent these substances may be expelled via ...