Pesticide poisoning events in wild birds in Korea from 1998 to 2002

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 737-740

  Kwon, Y K ^a   Wee, S H ^a   Kim, J H ^a  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbamate; Korea; Organophosphates; Pesticide; Phosphamidon; Poisoning; Wild birds

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 13644254706     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.737     Document Type: Article

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