Assessment of Blood Lead, Zinc, and Mercury Concentrations and Cholinesterase Activity in Captive-reared Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in Louisiana, USA

DiGeronimo, PM; Di Girolamo, N; Grasperge, BJ; Gregory, BB; Jowett, P; Nevarez, JG

DiGeronimo, PM (reprint author), Univ Penn, Dept Clin Sci, Sch Vet Med, 3900 Delancey St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 2018; 54 (3): 553

Abstract

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a freshwater apex predator that has experienced severe population declines throughout its ra......

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