DDT linked to long-term decline of insect-eating birds in North America, through analysis of bird droppings

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 14:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Analysis of 50 years' bird droppings inside a large decommissioned chimney on a university campus, provided evidence that DDT and bird diet may have played a role, in a long-term decline for populations of insect-eating birds in North America.

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