Effect of lead poisoning on spectacled elder survival rates

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1103-1109

  Grand, James B ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a   Petersen, Margaret R ^a   Moran, Christine L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Contaminants; Lead poisoning; Somateria fischeri; Spectacled eider; Survival; Yukon Kuskokwim Delta

Indexed keywords

LEAD SHOT; POISONING; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; USA; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS; SOMATERIA FISCHERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031823781     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802564     Document Type: Article

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