Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Exertional myopathy in pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) subsequent to capture.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Ruder, Mark G et al.
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Out of 33 Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) captured and fitted with radio-transmitters, 12 were later found dead. Three carcasses were recovered and submitted for necropsy. One bird had large pale foci in multiple muscles. Microscopically, skeletal muscle in all three had evidence of severe coagulative necrosis, consistent with capture myopathy.
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