Reproduction and nest behaviour of Tennessee warblers Vermivora peregrina in forests treated with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-194

  Holmes, Stephen B ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Indirect effects; Insectivorous forest songbird; MIMIC; Tebufenozide

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOREST; INSECTICIDE; NESTING BEHAVIOUR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; VERMIVORA PEREGRINA;

EID: 0031830390     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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