Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and toxicosis in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the United States.

Raptors, including eagles, are geographically widespread and sit atop the food chain, thereby serving an important role in maintaining ecosystem balance. After facing population declines associated with exposure to organochlorine insecticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), bald eagle...

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Main Authors: Kevin D Niedringhaus, Nicole M Nemeth, Samantha Gibbs, Jared Zimmerman, Lisa Shender, Kate Slankard, Heather Fenton, Bahnson Charlie, Martha Frances Dalton, Elizabeth J Elsmo, Robert Poppenga, Brian Millsap, Mark G Ruder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246134&type=printable