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Incidence of ingested lead shot in sora rails

Gizzards of 934 sora rails (Porzana carolina) collected in Maryland (767) and Missouri (167) were examined for ingested shot. Ingested shot were found in 12.3 percent of the Maryland sample and 1.8 percent of the Missouri birds. Individual Maryland birds had ingested up to 28 pellets. None of the lead pellets examined was larger than a No. 7 1/2 shot. Maryland ingestion rates did not differ by a
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J.W. Artmann, E.M. Martin

Incubation by a male fulvous tree duck

No abstract available.
Authors
Edward L. Flickinger

Harvest trends of Canada geese in Utah

No abstract available.
Authors
J. Tautin, J.B. Low

Blood analyses of wolf pups and their ecological and metabolic interpretation

Blood samples were obtained from 32 wolf (Canis lupus) pups live-trapped over a three-year period in northern Minnesota. The results of 21 laboratory analyses of hematology and blood chemistry are tabulated and analyzed in terms of study area, age, sex, and year of co11ection. Mean values are compared to those reported for dogs in the same age group. The numerous differences between dog and wol
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U. S. Seal, L. D. Mech, V. Van Ballenberghe