Short-term effects of oil ingestion on American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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Abstract
The Mexican Ixtoc oil well blowout resulted in extensive oil contamination along the Texas Gulf coast. This oil posed a potential hazard to migrating birds including the endangered peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). Laboratory tests with the American kestrel (Falco sparverius) indicated that the oil: water mixture gathered at the surface of the blowout site posed little acute hazard to falcons.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Short-term effects of oil ingestion on American kestrels (Falco sparverius) |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-18.2.235 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 235 |
| Last page | 241 |