Effects of prochloraz and malathion on the red-legged partridge: A semi-natural field study

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-225

  Johnston, Gail ^a   Dawson, Alistair ^b   Walker, Colin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN EPOXIDASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME ANTIBODY; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION; PROCHLORAZ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME INDUCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; WHEAT;

ALECTORIS RUFA;

7- ETHOXYRESORUFIN-O-DEETHYLASE; ALDRIN EPOXIDASE; CYTOCHROME P-450; MALATHION; PROCHLORAX;

EID: 0029668837     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(95)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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