Impact of the California Lead Ammunition Ban on Reducing Lead Exposure in Golden Eagles and Turkey Vultures

Predatory and scavenging birds may be exposed to high levels of lead when they ingest shot or bullet fragments embedded in the tissues of animals injured or killed with lead ammunition. Lead poisoning was a contributing factor in the decline of the endangered California condor population in the 1980...

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Autores principales: Kelly, Terra R., Bloom, Peter H., Torres, Steve G., Hernandez, Yvette Z., Poppenga, Robert H., Boyce, Walter M., Johnson, Christine K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3071804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21494329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017656

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