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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| 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 |