Suspected side effects of a herbicide on dung beetle populations (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III

Volumn 324, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 989-994

  Martínez, Imelda M ^a   Lumaret, Jean Pierre ^b   Cruz, Magdalena R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Herbicide; Mortality; Neotropical pasture; Scarabaeidae; Sterility; Tordon ; Weed control

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

BEETLE; HERBICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; ATAENIUS APICALIS; ATAENIUS SCULPTOR; BEETLE; CANTHON CYANELLUS; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LABORATORY; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; SCARABAEIDAE; SOIL; TOXICITY; VEGETATION;

MEXICO;

ATAENIUS APICALIS; ATAENIUS SCULPTOR; CANTHON CYANELLUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0034760454     PISSN: 07644469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(01)01384-1     Document Type: Article

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