Direct and indirect effects of insecticide applications on growth and survival of nestling passerines

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1314-1324

  Howe, Frank P ^a,b   Knight, Richard L ^a   McEwen, Lowell C ^a   George, T Luke ^a,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian reproduction; Brewer's sparrow; Experimental food reduction; Insecticide; Malathion; Nestling growth; Nestling survival; Oreoscoptes montanus; Sage thrasher; Shrubsteppe; Spizella breweri

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; INSECTA; MIMIDAE; OREOSCOPTES MONTANUS; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; SALVIA; SPIZELLA BREWERI;

INSECTICIDE; NESTLING; SURVIVAL;

USA, IDAHO;

EID: 0030389940     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269609     Document Type: Article

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