Investigation of heavy metals in a large mortality event in caribou of northern Alaska

Arctic

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-135

  O'Hara, Todd M ^a   George, John C ^a   Blake, John ^b   Burek, Kathy ^c   Carroll, Geoff ^d   Dau, Jim ^d   Bennett, Lloyd ^e   McCoy, C P ^e   Gerard, Pat ^f   Woshner, Victoria ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services   (United States)

^d ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Caribou; Heavy metals; Rangifer tarandus; Starvation

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; MASS MORTALITY; STARVATION; UNGULATE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CUON ALPINUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042768522     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic608     Document Type: Article

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