Egg shell thickness, egg volume, clutch size and hatching success of Parus major and
Ficedula hypoleuca were studied at 14 study sites around a copper smelter complex in …

We studied nestling growth, growth abnormalities, mortality and breeding success of two
hole-nesting passerines, the great tit (Parus major) and the pied fly-catcher (Ficedula …

Concern about the effects of environmental contaminants on immune function in both
humans and wildlife is growing and practically nothing is known about this impact on …

We studied to what extent changes in the breeding performance of two insectivorous
passerines, the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) and the Great Tit (Parus major) were …

We studied the species composition, mound population densities, relative abundance and
colony sizes of red wood ants along a well known air pollution gradient of a copper smelter …

Summary 1 Eggshell thickness, egg size, clutch size and egg hatchability of Pied Flycatcher
(Ficedula hypoleuca Pallas) are markedly depressed and nestlings show delayed …

Objective: To assess disease mortality among people with exposure to metal-rich particulate
air pollution. Methods: We conducted a cohort study on mortality from 1981 to 2005 among …

Passerine birds need extra calcium during their breeding for developing egg shells and
proper growth of nestling skeleton. Land snails are an important calcium source for many …

We studied the occurrence of arthropods in a polluted pine forest at Harjavalta,
southwestern Finland. Significantly fewer beetles (Coleoptera) were trapped near (0.5 km) a …

Air pollution has become a widespread and expanding environmental problem in this
century (Holdgate 1979, Postel 1984, Hutchinson & Meema 1987, Pitelka 1994). Air …