| 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 Iimited to collisions in the wild. lnfectious/parasitic diseases and anatomic abnormalities could affect wild chick survival at similar rates to those of captive chicks. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5210937 |
| Citation Author: | Olsen, G.H.; Gee, G.F. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Editor: | Urbanek, R.P.; Stahlecker, D.W. (editors) |
| Citation End Page: | 252 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Proceedings of the Seventh North American Crane Workshop |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | ix, 262 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | January 10-13, 1996, Biloxi, Miss. |
| Citation Publisher: | North American Crane Working Group |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Causes of Mississippi sandhill crane mortality in captivity 1984-95; 1997; Book chapter; Proceedings of the Seventh North American Crane Workshop; Olsen, G.H.; Gee, G.F. |
| Citation Start Page: | 249 |
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| Citation Year: | 1997 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Causes of Mississippi sandhill crane mortality in captivity 1984-95; 1997; Book chapter; Proceedings of the Seventh North American Crane Workshop; Olsen, G.H.; Gee, G.F. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
| Publisher: | North American Crane Working Group |
