A COMPARISON OF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN BALD EAGLES FROM TWO REGIONS ON THE GREAT PLAINS OF NORTH AMERICA

The connection between bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and the consumption of waterfowl, lead shotshell pellet ingestion, and subsequent lead exposure is well documented in the United States and is presumed also to be widespread in Canada. We compared blood lead concentrations in samples from...

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Published in:	Journal of wildlife diseases Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 704 - 714
Main Authors:	Miller, Michael J. R., Restani, Marco, Harmata, Alan R., Bortolotti, Gary R., Wayland, Mark E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wildlife Disease Association 01-10-1998 Wildlife Dis Assoc
Subjects:	Animals Bald eagle blood lead Eagles - blood ENVENENAMIENTO FALCONIFORMES HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS INTOXICATION LEAD Lead - blood lead exposure lead shotshell pellets MONTANA PLOMB PLOMO POISONING SASKATCHEWAN waterfowl Montana Saskatchewan
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