Effects of mosquito larvicide on mallard ducklings and prey

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 675-682

  Miles, A Keith ^a   Lawler, Sharon P ^a   Dritz, Deborah ^a   Spring, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ducklings; GB 1111; Golden Bear Oil; Invertebrates; Larvicide; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT;

BODY MASS; INSECTICIDE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POLLUTION EFFECT; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; MOSQUITO; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SALT MARSH; SURVIVAL; WETLAND; WILDLIFE;

UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0036749532     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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