Lead poisoning of Trumpeter Swans, Cygnus buccinator, in British Columbia, 1976-1994

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 204-211

  Wilson, Laurie K ^a   Elliott, John E ^a   Langelier, Ken M ^b   Scheuhammer, Anton M ^a   Bowes, Victoria ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Island Veterinary Hospital   (Canada)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Cygnus buccinator; Disease; Lead; Poisoning; Sediment; Shot; Trumpeter Swan; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

LEAD SHOT; OVERWINTERING; POISONING; WATERFOWL;

CANADA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CYGNUS BUCCINATOR;

EID: 0031684867     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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