Morbidity and mortality of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, 1993-2003

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Harris, M Camille ^a,c   Sleeman, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagles; Falco peregrinus; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Morbidity; Mortality; Peregrine falcons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EAGLE; FALCONIFORMES; INJURY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EAGLES; FALCONIFORMES; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; FALCO PEREGRINUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 34047176472     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-099.1     Document Type: Review

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