Masking the taste of the conditioned taste aversion agent levamisole using an ion-exchange resin, for practical application in wildlife management

Pest Management Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-125

  Cotterill, Jane V ^a   Massei, Giovanna ^a   Cowan, David P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amberlite IRP 64; Conditioned taste aversion; Ion exchange resin; Levamisole; Resinate; Taste masking

Indexed keywords

AMBERLITE IRP-64; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; LEVAMISOLE; POLACRILIN; RESIN;

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; PEST CONTROL; RAT; TASTE; WILD ANIMAL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FOOD PREFERENCES; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; PEST CONTROL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; TASTE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 31844432764     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1129     Document Type: Article

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