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Lead gunshot pellet ingestion and tissue lead levels in wild ducks from Argentine hunting hotspots
(Elsevier, 2014-05)
Lead poisoning in waterfowl due to ingestion of lead pellets is a long recognized worldwide problem but poorly studied in South America, particularly in Argentinean wetlands where duck hunting with lead gunshot is extensive. ...
Torrent ducks (merganetta armata) diving and feeding in hot springs
(Waterbird Society, 2015-06-01)
Opportunistic behavior in birds can enhance the ability of a species to expand their distribution. Currently, there is no documentation of any bird diving and feeding in hot springs with temperatures greater than 30°C. A ...
Uranium metabolism associated with ontogenetic growth of birds: case studies with broilers and ducks
(Scientific Research, 2014)
Cobb broilers and domestic ducks, both one-day-old, were treated using ration doped with 20 ppm of uranyl nitrate. Uranium concentrations in the tibia (μg-U/g-bone) were measured by neutron activation analysis as function ...
Effects of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene polymorphisms on plumage color in mule ducks
(Brazilian Journal of Animal Science, 2023)
Prey selection and energy values of main food items of the torrent duck (Merganetta armata) in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
(Waterbird Society, 2014-06)
The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) is one of four species of waterfowl that live in fast flowing rivers. Torrent Ducks feed on benthic invertebrates in mountain rivers from Venezuela to Argentina. Prey selection by Torrent ...
Absence of Neutralising Antibodies to Duck Plague Virus in the Commercial Duck and Goose Populations in West Germany (1980-1985)
(1986)
Commercial duck and goose serum samples were examined in a viral neutralisation test in chicken embryo fibroblast cultures for the presence of specific antibodies against duck plague virus. All 2256 serum samples tested, ...