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J Wildl Dis
; 47(3): 784-6, 2011 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21719854
RESUMO
Ninety-eight Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) and 84 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) gizzards were examined for ingested shot. One Northern Shoveler had lead and three had steel shot; 24 teal and 17 shovelers had composite nontoxic shot or nonlead metal fragments. Prevalence of ingested lead appears minimal and consistent with other studies conducted after lead-shot bans.