A comparison of blood lead levels in bald eagles from two regions on the great plains of North America

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 704-714

  Miller, Michael J R ^a,e   Restani, Marco ^b,c   Harmata, Alan R ^c   Bortolotti, Gary R ^a   Wayland, Mark E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Blood lead; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Lead exposure; Lead shotshell pellets; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAGLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EAGLES; LEAD; MONTANA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0032175314     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.4.704     Document Type: Review

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