Feeding responses of red-winged blackbirds to multisensory repellents

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-164

  Avery, Michael L ^a   Mason, J Russell ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bird repellent; colour cue; methiocarb; methyl anthranilate; multiple stimuli; red winged blackbird

Indexed keywords

BIRD REPELLENT; METHIOCARB; METHYL ANTHRANILTE; RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD;

EID: 0031468026     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(96)00076-2     Document Type: Article

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