Intra-and interpopulation variability in maternal transfer of mercury to eggs of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)

TA Johnston, RA Bodaly, MA Latif, RJP Fudge… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2001 - Elsevier
TA Johnston, RA Bodaly, MA Latif, RJP Fudge, NE Strange
Aquatic Toxicology, 2001Elsevier
Mercury concentrations were determined for unfertilized eggs from seven walleye
populations and for muscle and liver tissue from three of these seven populations in Canada
and the United States. Female walleye transferred very little of their body methylmercury
burden to their eggs. Methylmercury concentrations in eggs were 1.1–12% of those in
muscle, and methylmercury burdens in eggs represented only 0.2–2.1% of the total body
burden. Egg methylmercury as a percentage of total mercury increased with maternal length …
Mercury concentrations were determined for unfertilized eggs from seven walleye populations and for muscle and liver tissue from three of these seven populations in Canada and the United States. Female walleye transferred very little of their body methylmercury burden to their eggs. Methylmercury concentrations in eggs were 1.1–12% of those in muscle, and methylmercury burdens in eggs represented only 0.2–2.1% of the total body burden. Egg methylmercury as a percentage of total mercury increased with maternal length across populations. Percent methylmercury also increased with egg total mercury concentration but the slope of this relationship varied among populations. Egg methylmercury concentration increased with female age, and both muscle and liver methylmercury concentrations. Egg methylmercury concentration was also affected by female length at age but the effect of this relationship varied among populations. Mean predicted egg methylmercury concentrations (ng g−1 dry) of 8-year-old, 550-mm females for the seven populations were as follows: Clay Lake, 796; Lake Superior, 24.3; Lake Winnipeg, 16.3; Lake Erie, 11.8; Primrose Lake, 8.76; Lake Manitoba, 7.32; Waconda Lake, 6.69.
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