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January 1, 1938

The distribution of botulinus toxin in duck sickness areas The distribution of botulinus toxin in duck sickness areas

One of the most important events in the history of the diseases of wildfowl wa the discovery of the cause of western duck sickness. Determination that this malady of migratory birds is not a chemical poisoning, as had been previously suspected, was made by Kalmbach and others in 1930-31. Thtat it is a food poisoning resulting from toxins produced by botulinus organisms was proved beyond...

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D. R. Coburn, E. R. Quortrup

January 1, 1938

The extent of the depletion of the Great Lakes fisheries The extent of the depletion of the Great Lakes fisheries

No abstract available.

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John Van Oosten

Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

January 1, 1938

The ineffectiveness of regulation of the Great Lakes fisheries by the individual states The ineffectiveness of regulation of the Great Lakes fisheries by the individual states

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Elmer Higgins

Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

December 1, 1937

The importance of lead poisoning in waterfowl The importance of lead poisoning in waterfowl

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J.E. Shillinger, Clarence Cottam

November 1, 1937

Sylvatic plague Sylvatic plague

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Albert M. Day

January 1, 1937

Disease relationship of domestic stock and wildlife Disease relationship of domestic stock and wildlife

From the time that western civilization established itself on the North American continent until very recent years, little thought was given to the diseases, or other forms of loss, in game. In the process of bringing civilization and the incidental domestic arts and trades to the United States it appears to have been the policy to establish domestic farm stock on the land just as...

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J.E. Shillinger