Lead poisoning and intestinal perforations in a snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) due to fishing gear ingestion

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-113

  Borkowski, Rosemarie ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Chelydra serpentina; Fishing sinker; Intestinal perforation; Lead poisoning; Reptile; Snapping turtle

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; LEAD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LEAD POISONING; MALE; TURTLE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; TURTLES;

EID: 0031085612     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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