Causes of Ring-Related Leg Injuries in Birds – Evidence and Recommendations from Four Field Studies

One of the main techniques for recognizing individuals in avian field research is marking birds with plastic and metal leg rings. However, in some species individuals may react negatively to rings, causing leg injuries and, in extreme cases, the loss of a foot or limb. Here, we report problems that...

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Autores principales: Griesser, Michael, Schneider, Nicole A., Collis, Mary-Anne, Overs, Anthony, Guppy, Michael, Guppy, Sarah, Takeuchi, Naoko, Collins, Pete, Peters, Anne, Hall, Michelle L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23300574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051891

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23300574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051891

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