Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Burger J

Division of Life Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Biography

oanna Burger is a behavioral ecologist whose primary interests are in the adaptive significance of social behavior in vertebrates, ecological risk, and biomonitoring. In the area of social behavior she works mainly with marine and coastal birds, including the effects of people and chemicals on reproductive success and ecology of colonial species. Her work on reptiles involves examining hibernation behavior and behavior influenced by incubation temperature, including locomotion, anti-predator behavior, foraging, and over-wintering.

Publications

Health Risks to Ecological Workers on Contaminated Sites - The Department of Energy as a Case Study

Background: At most contaminated sites the risk to workers focuses on those ‘hazardous waste workers’ directly exposed to chemicals or radionuclides, and to the elaborate approaches implemented to protecting their health and safety. Ecological workers generally are not considered. Objectives: To explore the risks to the health and safet... Read More»

Burger J and Gochfeld M

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 6:427

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000427

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