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High Risk of Lead Contamination for Scavengers in an Area with High Moose Hunting Success

Top predators and scavengers are vulnerable to pollutants, particularly those accumulated along the food chain. Lead accumulation can induce severe disorders and alter survival both in mammals (including humans) and in birds. A potential source of lead poisoning in wild animals, and especially in sc...

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Autores principales: Legagneux, Pierre, Suffice, Pauline, Messier, Jean-Sébastien, Lelievre, Frédérick, Tremblay, Junior A., Maisonneuve, Charles, Saint-Louis, Richard, Bêty, Joël
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25389754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111546