Poisoning of Wildlife with Anticoagulant Rodenticides in New York

Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 13-17

  Stone, Ward B ^a   Okoniewski, Joseph C ^a   Stedelin, James R ^b  

^a Wildlife Pathology Unit   (United States)

^b Animal Disease Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant Rodenticide Poisoning; Brodifacoum; Bromadiolone; Bubo virginianus; Buteo jamaicensis; Diphacinone; Great Horned Owl; Odocoileus virginianus; Raptor; Redtailed Hawk; White Tailed Deer; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRINAE; ANIMALIA; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CAROLINENSIS; CERVIDAE; CICONIIFORMES; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RAPTORES; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0034358507     PISSN: 10712232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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