Regional differences and long-term trends in lead exposure in mottled ducks

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1002-1008

  Merendino, M Todd ^a,d,e   Lobpries, David S ^a   Neaville, Jim E ^b   Ortego, J Dale ^c,f   Johnson, William P ^a,g  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b Texas Chenier Plain National Wildlife Refuges   (United States)

^c LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Central Coast Wetland Ecosystems Project   (United States)

^e Society of Wetland Scientist   (United States)

^f Society of Wetland Scientist ^*  (United States)

^g Texas Parks and Wildlife Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas fulvigula maculosa; Lead exposure; Lead shot ingestion; Louisiana; Mottled ducks; Texas

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INGESTION RATE; LEAD SHOT; WATERFOWL;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANAS FULVIGULA; ANAS FULVIGULA MACULOSA; AVES;

EID: 30344483949     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1002:RDALTI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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