Mercury levels in eggs, embryos, and neonates of trachemys callirostris (testudines, emydidae).

We quantified total mercury concentrations in eggshells, egg yolks, and embryos from 16 nests of the Colombian Slider (Trachemys callirostris). Nests were collected in different stages of development, but estimated time of incubation in natural substrates was not correlated with mercury levels in t...