Effects of pesticides on owls in North America

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 198-206

  Blus, Lawrence J ^a  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; North America; Owls; Pesticides; Population decline; Reproductive effects; Secondary poisoning

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DECLINE;

EID: 0030318818     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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