| relationships between hepatic trace element concentrations, reproductive status, and body condition of female greater scaup. | we collected female greater scaup (aythya marila) on the yukon-kuskokwim delta, alaska during two breeding seasons to determine if concentrations of 18 trace elements in livers and eggs were elevated and if hepatic concentrations correlated with body condition or affected reproductive status. fifty-six percent, 5%, and 42% of females, respectively, had elevated hepatic cadmium (cd: >3 microg g(-1) dry weight [dw]), mercury (hg: >3 microg g(-1) dw), and selenium (se: >10 microg g(-1) dw). somatic ... | 2009 | 19231053 |