Causes of mortality in Mute Swans Cygnus olor in Scotland 1995-1996

Wildfowl

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 11-20

  Pennycott, T W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lead Poisoning; Mortality; Mute Swan; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLOSIS; CYGNUS OLOR; INJURY; LEAD; MORTALITY; PARASITOSIS; STARVATION; TOXICITY;

CAUSE OF DEATH; MORTALITY; WATERFOWL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 0033400023     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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