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Abstract
During 1984-95, 111 deaths were documented in the captive flock of Mississippi sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis pulla) housed at the Paluxent Wildlife Research Center. Trauma was the leading cause of death (37%), followed by infectious/parasitic diseases (25%), anatomic abnormalities (15%), and miscellaneous (8%). No positive diagnosis of cause of death was found in 19% of the necropsies. Chicks < 2 months old suffered 76% of captive deaths. Trauma, the greatest cause of deaths of captive juveniles anti adults, is likely limited to collisions in the wild. lnfectious/parasitic diseases and anatomic abnormalities could affect wild chick survival at similar rates to those of captive chicks.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
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| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Causes of Mississippi sandhill crane mortality in captivity 1984-95 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | North American Crane Working Group |
| Publisher location | Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | ix, 262 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Seventh North American Crane Workshop |
| First page | 249 |
| Last page | 252 |
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