Effects of exposure to vegetation sprayed with dimethoate or chlorpyrifos on mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-87

  Martin, Pamela A ^a   Forsyth, Douglas J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Brood behavior; Chlorpyrifos; Dimethoate; Insecticides; Mallard ducklings; Organophosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMETHOATE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETATION;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0031944999     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008863819270     Document Type: Article

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