Indirect effects of the pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin on reproductive success of chestnut-collared longspurs

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-97

  Martin, Pamela A ^a   Johnson, Dan L ^b   Forsyth, Douglas J ^a   Hill, Bernard D ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deltamethrin; Indirect effects; Reproductive success; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; INSECTICIDE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRASSHOPPER; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACRIDIDAE; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; CALCARIUS ORNATUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0031941062     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008815903340     Document Type: Article

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