Detection of aflatoxin-contaminated grain by three granivorous bird species

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 358-361

  Perez, Manuel ^a   Henke, Scott E ^a   Fedynich, Alan M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Colinus virginianus; Cyanocorax yncas; Green jay; Northern bobwhite; Toxicology; White winged dove; Zenaida asiatica

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; COLUMBIFORMES; CYANOCORAX YNCAS; GALLIFORMES; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZENAIDA ASIATICA;

AFLATOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COLINUS; FOOD PREFERENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RANDOMIZATION; SONGBIRD;

AFLATOXINS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COLINUS; COLUMBIDAE; FOOD PREFERENCES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 0035316723     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.358     Document Type: Article

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