Radiocesium patterns in wood duck eggs and nesting females in a contaminated reservoir

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 186-194

  Colwell, Sheila V ^a,c   Kennamer, Robert A ^b   Brisbin Jr , I Lehr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; cesium 137; contamination; egg; radionuclide; South Carolina; waterfowl; wood duck

Indexed keywords

CAESIUM-137; COOLING RESERVOIR; EGG CONTAMINATION; WOOD DUCK;

AIX SPONSA;

EID: 0029668261     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802054     Document Type: Article

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