BaselineEssential and non-essential heavy metal levels in key organs of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) and their potential impact on body condition
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CRediT authorship contribution statement
MF is graduate student whose thesis work this is and initiated the spine abnormalities portion of study, analyzed and tabulated all the data and wrote the manuscript. NA procured the flounder samples and documented morphometric data. MB guided the project, protocols and heavy metal analysis. CW is senior author, Foleys supervisor and as veterinarian oversaw the necropsies and diagnosed any abnormalities found and assisted with writing of the manuscript. All authors had input to the final
Declaration of competing interest
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Acknowledgments
We recognize Tally Ferguson, Lauren Lawson, Echo Jing, and Jessica Robichaud for their contribution to the necropsies as PSL398REP University of Toronto students. The reference alewife data was provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with our gratitude to Mike McMahon, Population Ecology Division, Dartmouth, for his help with that data.
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