Experimental lead poisoning in Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-104

  Carpenter, James W ^a,b   Pattee, Oliver H ^a   Fritts, Steven H ^a,c   Rattner, Barnett A ^a   Wiemeyer, Stanley H ^a,d   Royle, J Andrew ^a,e   Smith, Milton R ^f  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^d Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office   (United States)

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

^f NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California condors; Cathartes aura; Endangered species; Gymnogyps californianus; Lead poisoning raptors; Turkey vultures

Indexed keywords

AVES; CATHARTES; CATHARTES AURA; GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; RAPTORES;

LEAD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LD 50; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZATION; RAPTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RAPTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0141889545     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.1.96     Document Type: Article

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