Incidence of artifact ingestion in Mute Swans and Tundra Swans on the lower Great Lakes, Canada

Ardea

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-142

  Bowen, Jenna E ^a,b   Petrie, Scott A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artifact ingestion; Great Lakes; Lead poisoning; Mute Swans; Tundra Swans

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; ANGLING; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ARTIFACT; INGESTION RATE; LEAD; MORTALITY; POISONING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TOXICOLOGY; WATERFOWL;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

ANATIDAE; AVES; CYGNUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS; CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 34347337443     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.095.0115     Document Type: Article

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