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Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.
Authors
K. A. Converse, T. Creekmore
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Sodium toxicity and pathology associated with exposure of waterfowl to hypersaline playa lakes of southeast New Mexico Sodium toxicity and pathology associated with exposure of waterfowl to hypersaline playa lakes of southeast New Mexico

Cause of mortality was studied in waterfowl in hypersaline playa lakes of southeast New Mexico during spring and fall migration. Mortality was not common in wild ducks resting on the playas during good weather. However, when birds remained on the lakes for prolonged periods of time, such as during experimental trials and stormy weather, a heavy layer of salt precipitated on their...
Authors
C.U. Meteyer, R.D. Dubielzig, F. J. Dein, L. A. Baeten, M.K. Moore, J.R. Jehl, K.E. Wesenberg
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health 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

Investigation into avian mortality in the Playa Lakes region of southeastern New Mexico: Final Report - June 1997 Investigation into avian mortality in the Playa Lakes region of southeastern New Mexico: Final Report - June 1997

This Final Report is a review of work on a cooperative study undertaken by the USGS Biological Resources Division's National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC; formerly the Southern Science Center) from 1994 through 1997. The study was initiated at the request of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), through a request to the former National...
Authors
F. Joshua Dein, Laurie A. Baeten, Melody K. Moore, Michael D. Samuel, Paul D. Miller, Christopher Murphy, Steven Sissler, Clinton W. Jeske, Joseph R. Jehl, J. S. Yaeger, B. Bauer, Shiela A. Mahoney
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , National Wildlife Health Center

Evidence for retrovirus infections in green turtles Chelonia mydas from the Hawaiian islands Evidence for retrovirus infections in green turtles Chelonia mydas from the Hawaiian islands

Apparently normal Hawaiian green turtles Chelonia mydas and those displaying fibropapillomas were analyzed for infection by retroviruses. Strikingly, all samples were positive for polymerase enhanced reverse transcriptase (PERT) with levels high enough to quantitate by the conventional reverse transcriptase (RT) assay. However, samples of skin, even from asymptomatic turtles, were RT...
Authors
R.N. Casey, S.L. Quackenbush, Thierry M. Work, G.H. Balazs, P.R. Bowser, J.W. Casey
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian cholera in ospreys: first occurrence and possible mode of transmission Avian cholera in ospreys: first occurrence and possible mode of transmission

In 1994, six Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) were recovered during the later stages of an epizootic of avian cholera (Pasteurella multocida) in diving ducks and seabirds on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia. Pasteurella multocida was isolated from four Ospreys submitted for bacterial examination. This is believed to be the first report of avian cholera in Ospreys. The same isolate...
Authors
L.J. Hindman, W.F. Harvey, G.R. Costanzo, K. A. Converse, George Stein
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

The efficacy of protoporphyrin as a predictive biomarker for lead exposure in canvasback ducks: effect of sample storage time The efficacy of protoporphyrin as a predictive biomarker for lead exposure in canvasback ducks: effect of sample storage time

We used 363 blood samples collected from wild canvasback dueks (Aythya valisineria) at Catahoula Lake, Louisiana, U.S.A. to evaluate the effect of sample storage time on the efficacy of erythrocytic protoporphyrin as an indicator of lead exposure. The protoporphyrin concentration of each sample was determined by hematofluorometry within 5 min of blood collection and after refrigeration...
Authors
J. C. Franson, W.L. Hohman, J.L. Moore, M. R. Smith
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Lead exposure in Laysan albatross adults and chicks in Hawaii: Prevalence, risk factors, and biochemical effects Lead exposure in Laysan albatross adults and chicks in Hawaii: Prevalence, risk factors, and biochemical effects

Prevalence of lead exposure and elevated tissue lead was determined in Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis) in Hawaii. The relationship between lead exposure and proximity to buildings, between elevated blood lead and droopwing status, and elevated liver lead and presence of lead-containing paint chips in the proventriculus in albatross chicks was also examined. Finally, the effects...
Authors
Thierry M. Work, M. R. Smith
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

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

The vascular plant flora of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Ross County, Ohio The vascular plant flora of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Ross County, Ohio

HopewellCulture National Historical Park, a unit of the United States National Park Service located in Ross County in south central Ohio, was created to restore, protect, and interpret the legacy of the mound building Hopewell prehistoric peoples. The vascular flora of the park had been estimated to be only 20% known prior to the undertaking of this project. During the spring, summer...
Authors
J. P. Bennett, J.E. Course
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Flight restraint Flight restraint

Many techniques are available for pre ve n ting escape of captive cranes. These include tenotomy, tenectomy, wing clipping, confinement under nets, amputation, brailing, and vane trimming (Ellis and Dein 1991). The advantages and limitations of each technique are presented.
Authors
D. H. Ellis, F. J. Dein
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

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