SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN LEAD LEVELS RELATED TO BODY CONDITION IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY POPULATION OF CANADA GEESE

Concern over lead poisoning led to progressive prohibition of toxic shot to harvest waterfowl in the 1980's. Nevertheless, waterfowl remain susceptible to ingestion of lead shot because illegal use continues and spent shot persists in soil and wetland substrates. While mortality due to lead tox...

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