Selenium in Ecosystems: Deformed American Coot Embryo
![Photograph of deformed bird embryo.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/selenium-sources-ecosystems-Idahobird.jpg?itok=LY-9slve)
Detailed Description
Deformed American coot (Fulica americana) embryo (A) from a nest in the vicinity of a southeast Idaho phosphate mine tailings reservoir. The deformity exhibited here-curly toe-is similar to that induced by Se in chickens (B, deformed; C, normal). The scale bar is 10 mm in each image. This coot egg was artificially incubated and analyzed using a fluorescence-based micro-digestion.
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Public Domain.