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Case definitions provide a standardized, science-based set of criteria for diagnosing disease and pathogens. This manual provides case definitions for selected diseases of importance to wildlife in Canada and the United States.

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Necropsy results and concentrations of mercury, lead, arsenic, and selenium in emaciated loons from the coast of North Carolina in 1993 Necropsy results and concentrations of mercury, lead, arsenic, and selenium in emaciated loons from the coast of North Carolina in 1993

No abstract available.
Authors
J. C. Franson, T.P. Augspurger, K. A. Converse, P.R. Spitzer, E.A. Miller
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Conservation landmarks: bureau of biological survey and national biological service Conservation landmarks: bureau of biological survey and national biological service

A century separates the recent development of the National Biological Service (NBS) and an early predecessor, the Bureau of Biological Survey (BBS). Both organizations were established at critical crossroads for the conservation of the nation's living biological resources and are conservation landmarks of their times. The BBS of the 192()'s was described as 'a government Bureau of the...
Authors
M. Friend
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Probable epizootic chlamydiosis in wild California (Larus californicus) and ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) gulls in North Dakota Probable epizootic chlamydiosis in wild California (Larus californicus) and ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) gulls in North Dakota

During the summer of 1986, more than 400 California gulls (Larus californicus) and ring-billed gulls (Larvus delawarensis), primarily fledglings, died on an island in Lake Sakakawea near New Town, North Dakota (USA). Mortality was attributed largely to chlamydiosis. Necropsy findings in nine carcasses included splenomegaly (n = 9), hepatomegaly (n = 4), and pericarditis (n = 1). Livers...
Authors
J. C. Franson, J.E. Pearson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Studying snow geese and avian cholera Studying snow geese and avian cholera

No abstract available.
Authors
G. Mensik, M.D. Samuel
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Waterfowl diseases: Causes, prevention, and control Waterfowl diseases: Causes, prevention, and control

Preventing and controlling disease in waterfowl is a difficult job. Few tools are available to deal with disease in highly mobile, unconfined animal populations, and few managers are trained and experienced in the prevention and control of avian diseases. Furthermore, the geographic distribution, frequency of occurrence, magnitude of losses, and causes of diseases in waterfowl, as in...
Authors
Milton Friend, D.H. Cross
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

A primer on common avian diseases A primer on common avian diseases

No abstract available.
Authors
R. M. Windingstad, Cynthia J. Laitman
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Hawaii's endemic birds Hawaii's endemic birds

The endemic landbirds of Hawaii, particularly the Hawaiian honeycreepers, an endemic subfamily of the cardueline finches, are one of the world's most dramatic examples of adaptive radiation and speciation (see glossary) in island ecosystems (Freed et al. 1987; Scott et al. 1988). From what is believed to have been a single successful colonization of the Hawaiian Archipelago by an...
Authors
James D. Jacobi, Carter T. Atkinson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Winter survival of immature canvasbacks in inland Louisiana Winter survival of immature canvasbacks in inland Louisiana

No abstract available.
Authors
William L. Hohman, Joseph L. Moore, J. Christian Franson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Heavy metals in seaducks and mussels from Misty Fjords National Monument in southeast Alaska Heavy metals in seaducks and mussels from Misty Fjords National Monument in southeast Alaska

Quartz Hill, in Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan, Alaska, is the site of a proposed molybdenum-producing mine. To provide baseline data for use in post-development comparisons, we analyzed tissues of Barrow's goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica), common mergansers (Mergus merganser), and blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) for seven heavy metals that could potentially be released into...
Authors
J. C. Franson, P.S. Koehl, D.V. Derksen, T.C. Rothe, C.M. Bunck, John F. Moore
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center

Bothrigaster variolaris (Trematoda: Cyclocoelidae) infection in two Florida snail kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) Bothrigaster variolaris (Trematoda: Cyclocoelidae) infection in two Florida snail kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)

Two Florida snail kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus, Say) collected in August and December 1993 from Osceola County (28°15′N, 81°17′W) and Glades County (26°45′N, 81°10′W), Florida (USA), respectively, were infected with Bothrigaster variolaris (Trematoda: Cyclocoelidae); this parasite has not been reported previously from birds in the United States. One bird, a fledgling female...
Authors
Rebecca A. Cole, Nancy J. Thomas, Constance L. Roderick
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Lead poisoning of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) and of a common eider (Somateria mollissima) in Alaska Lead poisoning of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) and of a common eider (Somateria mollissima) in Alaska

Lead poisoning was diagnosed in four spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) and one common eider (Somateria mollissima) found dead or moribund at the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (USA) in 1992, 1993, and 1994. Ingested lead shot was found in the lower esophagus of one spectacled eider and in the gizzard of the common eider. Lead concentrations in the livers of the...
Authors
J. Christian Franson, Margaret R. Petersen, Carol U. Meteyer, Milton R. Smith
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Alaska Science Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.
Authors
G. Kidd
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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