The incidence of embedded shot in waterfowl in Atlantic Canada and Hudson Strait

Waterbirds

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-45

  Hicklin, Peter W ^a   Barrow, W R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic Canada; Cider; Embedded shot; Hunting; Injury; Sub arctic; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; INJURY; WATERFOWL;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; CANADA; HUDSON STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS RUBRIPES; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; PLATYRHYNCHOS; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 1842661006     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0041:TIOESI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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