Condition bias of hunter-shot ring-necked ducks exposed to lead

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 584-590

  McCracken, Kevin G ^a   Afton, Alan D ^a   Peters, Michael S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Aythya collaris; Blood lead concentration; Body composition; Body size; Condition bias hypothesis; Hunting mortality; Ingesta; Lipid; Protein

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; HUNTING; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANSER; AVES; AYTHYA COLLARIS;

EID: 0033994452     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803256     Document Type: Article

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