Shot ingestion in scaup on the lower great lakes after nontoxic shot regulations in Canada

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1101-1106

  Demendi, Melinda ^a,c   Petrie, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aythya affinis; Aythya marila; Great Lakes; Greater scaup; Hunting; Lead; Lesser scaup; Shot; Toxicosis; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HUNTING; LEAD SHOT; TOXICITY; WATERFOWL;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO; LAKE SAINT CLAIR; NORTH AMERICA;

ANATIDAE; AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS; AYTHYA MARILA;

EID: 33845941739     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1101:SIISOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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