Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus)
The hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus ) remains severely restricted as a breeding species in England despite sufficient habitat for over 300 breeding pairs. Human persecution is the main limiting factor and in the UK, there have been 45 confirmed incidents of shooting of hen harriers since records began...
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crwiley:10.1136/vetreccr-2015-000241 2024-06-23T07:52:10+00:00 Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) Hopkins, Timothy Charles Peniche, Gabriela Murphy, Stephen Carter, Ian Shorrock, Guy Kearns, Stuart Blunn, Gordon Goodship, Allen Sainsbury, Anthony W 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2015-000241 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1136/vetreccr-2015-000241 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1136/vetreccr-2015-000241 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Veterinary Record Case Reports volume 3, issue 1 ISSN 2052-6121 2052-6121 journal-article 2015 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2015-000241 2024-05-31T08:14:38Z The hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus ) remains severely restricted as a breeding species in England despite sufficient habitat for over 300 breeding pairs. Human persecution is the main limiting factor and in the UK, there have been 45 confirmed incidents of shooting of hen harriers since records began (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds unpublished data). The authors report the pathological examination of a hen harrier, the detection of suspected ballistic fragments by radiograph and explain how scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) was used to confirm (i) the composition of one ballistic remnant and (ii) that the remnant had been projected into and had damaged the bone. The authors report the use of post‐analysis software to discriminate apparent anomalies produced by the proprietary SEM‐EDX software package and discuss broader uses of SEM‐EDX for wildlife crime investigation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circus cyaneus Wiley Online Library Veterinary Record Case Reports 3 1 |
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The hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus ) remains severely restricted as a breeding species in England despite sufficient habitat for over 300 breeding pairs. Human persecution is the main limiting factor and in the UK, there have been 45 confirmed incidents of shooting of hen harriers since records began (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds unpublished data). The authors report the pathological examination of a hen harrier, the detection of suspected ballistic fragments by radiograph and explain how scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) was used to confirm (i) the composition of one ballistic remnant and (ii) that the remnant had been projected into and had damaged the bone. The authors report the use of post‐analysis software to discriminate apparent anomalies produced by the proprietary SEM‐EDX software package and discuss broader uses of SEM‐EDX for wildlife crime investigation. |
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Hopkins, Timothy Charles Peniche, Gabriela Murphy, Stephen Carter, Ian Shorrock, Guy Kearns, Stuart Blunn, Gordon Goodship, Allen Sainsbury, Anthony W |
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Hopkins, Timothy Charles Peniche, Gabriela Murphy, Stephen Carter, Ian Shorrock, Guy Kearns, Stuart Blunn, Gordon Goodship, Allen Sainsbury, Anthony W Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) |
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Hopkins, Timothy Charles Peniche, Gabriela Murphy, Stephen Carter, Ian Shorrock, Guy Kearns, Stuart Blunn, Gordon Goodship, Allen Sainsbury, Anthony W |
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Hopkins, Timothy Charles |
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Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) |
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Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) |
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Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) |
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Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) |
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Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDX) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus) |
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scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy (sem‐edx) confirms shooting of a hen harrier ( circus cyaneus) |
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