Causes of Ring-Related Leg Injuries in Birds – Evidence and Recommendations from Four Field Studies

• Michael Griesser ,

  * E-mail: michael.griesser@uzh.ch

  Affiliations Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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• Nicole A. Schneider,

  Affiliations Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, School of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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• Mary-Anne Collis,

  Affiliation Iver, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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• Anthony Overs,

  Affiliation Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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• Michael Guppy,

  Affiliation Moruya, New South Wales, Australia

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• Sarah Guppy,

  Affiliation Moruya, New South Wales, Australia

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• Naoko Takeuchi,

  Affiliation Fujiwasa, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Pete Collins,

  Affiliation Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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• Anne Peters,

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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• Michelle L. Hall

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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