Selective predation of organophosphate-exposed prey by American kestrels

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 971-976

  Hunt, K A ^a   Bird, D M ^a   Mineau, P ^b   Shutt, L ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN KESTREL; FENTHION; HOUSE SPARROW; KESTREL;

FALCO SPARVERIUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 0026499813     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(06)80010-2     Document Type: Article

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