Monocrotophos-induced mass mortality of Swainson's hawks in Argentina, 1995-96

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-214

  Goldstein, Michael I ^a   Lacher Jr , T E ^a   Woodbridge, B ^b   Bechard, M J ^c   Canavelli, S B ^d   Zaccagnini, M E ^d   Cobb, G P ^e   Scollon, E J ^e   Tribolet, R ^f   Hooper, M J ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Inst Nac de Tecnologia A   (Argentina)

^e TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Argentina; Monocrotophos; Mortality; Swainson's hawks

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRASSHOPPER; INSECT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER;

ACCIPITRINAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; BUTEO SWAINSONI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 0032877497     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026496331396     Document Type: Article

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