Effects of sublethal fenitrothion ingestion on cholinesterase inhibition, standard metabolism, thermal preference, and prey-capture ability in the Australian central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps, Agamidae)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-116

  Bain, David ^a   Buttemer, William A ^a   Astheimer, Lee ^a   Fildes, Karen ^a   Hooper, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral thermoregulation; Cholinesterase activity; Lizard; Organophosphate; Sublethal effects

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; METABOLISM; PESTICIDES; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMONITORING;

ECOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; FENITROTHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FENITROTHION; LIZARD; METABOLISM; PREY CAPTURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL BEARDED DRAGON; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; INTOXICATION; LIZARD; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHOLINESTERASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FENITROTHION; INSECTICIDES; LIZARDS; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AGAMIDAE; ANIMALIA; POGONA; POGONA VITTICEPS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0346098284     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-555     Document Type: Article

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