Behaviour of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) eating food treated with the insecticide methiocarb

Discovery and Innovation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-72

  Yusufu, Samaila D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Behaviour; European starling; Food; Methiocarb; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344436321     PISSN: 1015079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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