Publications

residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and autopsy data for bald eagles, 1971-72.	thirty-seven bald eagles found sick or dead in 18 states during 1971-72 were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb's). dde and pcb's were detected in all bald eagle carcasses; 30 carcasses contained ddd and 28 contained dieldrin. four eagles contained possibly lethal levels of dieldrin and nine eagles had been poisoned by thallium. autopsies revealed that illegal shooting was the most common cause of mortality. since 1964 when data were first collected, 8 of t ...	1975	810769
mercury in bald eagle nestlings from south carolina, usa.	bald eagles (haliaeetus leucocephalus) may be at risk from contaminants in their diet and young birds may be particularly sensitive to contaminant exposure. to evaluate potential risks from dietary mercury exposure to eagle nestlings in south carolina (usa), we surveyed mercury concentrations in 34 nestlings over two breeding seasons (1998 and 1999). samples were also obtained from several post-fledging eagles in the region. nestling feather mercury ranged from 0.61-6.67 micrograms hg/g dry weig ...	2002	12528436
avian vacuolar myelinopathy outbreaks at a southeastern reservoir.	avian vacuolar myelinopathy (avm) is a neurologic disease of unknown etiology that affects bald eagles (haliaeetus leucocephalus), american coots (fulica americana), and several species of waterfowl. an unidentified neurotoxin is suspected as the cause of avm, which has been documented at several reservoirs in the southeastern united states. we conducted diagnostic and epidemiologic studies annually during october-march from 1998-2004 at clarks hill/strom thurmond lake on the georgia/south carol ...	2006	17092880