Effects on young American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed to Beauveria bassiana bioinsecticide

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-512

  Althouse, C M ^a   Petersen, B E ^a   McEwen, L C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FUNGI; ORTHOPTERA;

AMERICAN KESTRELS; BIOPESTICIDE;

EID: 0030609480     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900507     Document Type: Article

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