Hemograms for and nutritional condition of migrant bald eagles tested for exposure to lead

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 481-488

  Miller, Michael J R ^a,c   Wayland, Mark E ^b   Bortolotti, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Lolaire Ecological Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Hemogram; Index of condition; Lead exposure; Lead shotshell pellets

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PLASMA PROTEIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; EAGLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BLOOD PROTEINS; EAGLES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LEAD; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOVEMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SASKATCHEWAN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035408510     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.481     Document Type: Article

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