A comparison of acute mortality and population growth rate as endpoints of toxicological effect

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-52

  Walthall, William K ^a   Stark, John D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

LETHAL CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE; POPULATION GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE RATE; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; FERTILITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; FABACEAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0031172227     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1521     Document Type: Article

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