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J Zoo Wildl Med
; 51(4): 1047-1051, 2021 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33480588
RESUMO
Necropsies were performed on five eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina), found in an area recently subjected to an early-season prescribed fire, to determine whether mortality was burn related. External injuries primarily consisted of burns to exposed extremities and carapacial scutes which ranged from two burned scales to >80% of the shell. Internally, there was no evidence of smoke inhalation, but multiorgan and multifocal inflammation may have contributed to mortality.