Behavior of captive American kestrels hatched from o,p'-dicofol exposed females

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 411-415

  MacLellan, K N M ^a   Bird, D M ^a   Shutt, L J ^b   Fry, D M ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICOFOL;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CONTAMINATION; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIGHTING; FLIGHT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; DICOFOL; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ARENA; AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 0030811583     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900205     Document Type: Article

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