A review and analysis of study endpoints relevant to the assessment of "long term" pesticide toxicity in avian and mammalian wildlife

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 775-799

  Mineau, Pierre ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bird; Mammal; Pesticide; Reproductive toxicology; Test design

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AVIFAUNA; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; MAMMAL; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

BIRD; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TOXICITY TESTS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 30544440273     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0028-2     Document Type: Review

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