Lead effects on body composition and organ size of wintering canvasbacks Aythya valisineria in Louisiana

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Pace III, Richard M ^a   Hohman, William L ^b,d   Custer, Thomas W ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatidae; Aythya valisineria; Condition; Ducks; Lead toxicosis

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; AYTHYA VALISINERIA;

EID: 0032995825     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.003     Document Type: Article

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