Health status of free-ranging ring-necked pheasant chicks (Phasianus colchicus) in North-Western Germany.

Health status of free-ranging ring-necked pheasant chicks (Phasianus colchicus) in North-Western Germany.

Being a typical ground-breeding bird of the agricultural landscape in Germany, the pheasant has experienced a strong and persistent population decline with a hitherto unexplained cause. Contributing factors to the ongoing negative trend, such as the effects of pesticides, diseases, predation, increa...

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Main Authors: J Liebing, I Völker, N Curland, P Wohlsein, W Baumgärtner, S Braune, M Runge, A Moss, S Rautenschlein, A Jung, M Ryll, K Raue, C Strube, J Schulz, U Heffels-Redmann, L Fischer, F Gethöffer, U Voigt, M Lierz, U Siebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234044

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