Bird populations and habitat in Bacillus thuringiensis and Dimilin-treated and untreated areas of hardwood forest

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-250

  Bell, Jennifer L ^a   Whitmore, Robert C ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 0030924359     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426843     Document Type: Article

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