The frequency distribution of lead concentration in feathers, blood, bone, kidney and liver of golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos: insights into the modes of uptake

Journal of Ornithology - Tập 156 Số 4 - Trang 1095-1103 - 2015
Lukas Jenni1, Milena M. Madry2, Thomas Kræmer2, Jacqueline Kupper3, Hanspeter Naegeli3, Hannes Jenny4, David Jenny1
1Swiss Ornithological Institute, Seerose 1, 6204, Sempach, Switzerland
2Department of Forensic Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
3Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich-Vetsuisse, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
4Fish and Game Department of the Canton of Grisons, Loestrasse 14, 7001, Chur, Switzerland

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