Patterns of mortality in free-ranging California condors (Gymnogyps californianus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-112

  Rideout, Bruce A ^a   Stalis, Ilse ^a   Papendick, Rebecca ^a   Pessier, Allan ^a   Puschner, Birgit ^b   Finkelstein, Myra E ^c   Smith, Donald R ^c   Johnson, Matthew ^d   Mace, Michael ^a   Stroud, Richard ^e   Brandt, Joseph ^e   Burnett, Joe ^f   Parish, Chris ^g   Petterson, Jim ^h   Witte, Carmel ^a   Stringfield, Cynthia ⁱ   Orr, Kathy ^j   Zuba, Jeff ^a   Wallace, Mike ^a   Grantham, Jesse ^e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^f Ventana Wildlife Society   (United States)

^g THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^h NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

ⁱ Moorpark College   (United States)

^j Phoenix Zoo   (United States)

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Author keywords

California condor; Cathartidae; Lead toxicosis; Mortality; Pathology; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

AVES; CATHARTIDAE; GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 84862946408     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.95     Document Type: Article

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