Behavior and Mortality of Free-Ranging Raccoons, Snowshoe Hares, and Striped Skunks after Exposure to 300 R γ Radiation

Free-ranging raccoons (Procyon lotor), snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), and striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) exposed to 300 R cesium-137 radiation were monitored by an automatic radio-tracking system. Five irradiated juvenile raccoons died within 30 days postirradiation, but no controls died. On...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Radiat. Res.; (United States) 1977-03, Vol.69 (3), p.500-512
Hauptverfasser:	Tester, J. R., Ternes, J. W., Siniff, D. B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	560152 - Radiation Effects on Animals- Animals ANIMALS BEHAVIOR Behavior, Animal - radiation effects BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS Carnivora Circadian Rhythm - radiation effects ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION Female Female animals GAMMA RADIATION Gamma Rays Hares IONIZING RADIATIONS Irradiation Male MAMMALS Mephitidae MONITORING MORTALITY Rabbits Raccoons RADIATION EFFECTS RADIATION MONITORING RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT RADIATIONS Skunks Space life sciences Territoriality Test ranges Trajectory control VERTEBRATES WILD ANIMALS Young animals
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Zusammenfassung:	Free-ranging raccoons (Procyon lotor), snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), and striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) exposed to 300 R cesium-137 radiation were monitored by an automatic radio-tracking system. Five irradiated juvenile raccoons died within 30 days postirradiation, but no controls died. One irradiated and one control snowshoe hare were killed by predators within 30 days after irradiation. No skunks died. No consistent patterns of effects of the irradiation were detected in terms of size or location of home range or in the circadian rhythms.
ISSN:	0033-7587 1938-5404
DOI:	10.2307/3574661