Mortality of globally threatened Sarus cranes Grus antigon from monocrotophos poisoning in India

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 326, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 55-61

  Pain, D J ^a   Gargi, R ^b   Cunningham, A A ^c   Jones, A ^d   Prakash, V ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; Monocrotophos; Mortality; Pesticide; Sarus crane

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POISONS; INSECTICIDES; PARKS; PESTICIDES;

MORTALITY; SARUS CRANES; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

SEED;

MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD POISONING; INDIA; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; WHEAT; WINTER;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; MONOCROTOPHOS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TRITICUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KEOLADEO NATIONAL PARK; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

AVES; GRUIDAE; GRUS; GRUS ANTIGONE; GRUS GRUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2442446997     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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