The persistent problem of lead poisoning in birds from ammunition and fishing tackle

Condor

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 408-428

  Haig, Susan M ^a   D'Elia, Jesse ^b   Eagles Smith, Collin ^a   Fair, Jeanne M ^c   Gervais, Jennifer ^d   Herring, Garth ^a   Rivers, James W ^d   Schulz, John H ^e  

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

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

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Copper bullets; Endangered species; Fishing jigs; Fishing sinkers; Fishing tackle; Lead; Lead ammunition; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908572324     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-14-36.1     Document Type: Review

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