Recreational shooting of prairie dogs: A portal for lead entering wildlife food chains

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-108

  Pauli, Jonathan N ^a   Buskirk, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicology; Hunting; Lead; Poisoning; Prairie dog; Predators; Shooting

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CARRION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; HUNTING; LEAD; PRAIRIE; PREDATOR; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RODENT; SCAVENGER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; RAPTORES;

EID: 34248191872     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-620     Document Type: Article

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