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: | Terra R Kelly, Peter H Bloom, Steve G Torres, Yvette Z Hernandez, Robert H Poppenga, Walter M Boyce, Christine K Johnson |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/2237635d8ae24b11b04299402f8c6dbe |
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