Toxicity of diclofenac to Gyps vultures

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-282

  Swan, Gerry E ^a   Cuthbert, Richard ^b   Quevedo, Miguel ^c   Green, Rhys E ^b,d   Pain, Deborah J ^b   Bartels, Paul ^e   Cunningham, Andrew A ^f   Duncan, Neil ^a   Meharg, Andrew A ^g   Oaks, J Lindsay ^h   Parry Jones, Jemima ⁱ   Shultz, Susanne ^b,m   Taggart, Mark A ^g   Verdoorn, Gerhard ^j,k   Wolter, Kerri ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Department   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e National Zoological Gardens   (South Africa)

^f INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ International Center for Birds of Prey   (United States)

^j ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

^k BirdLife South Africa   (South Africa)

^l De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust   (South Africa)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Diclofenac; Gyps; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug; Toxicity; Vultures

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC;

BIRD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRUG; LIVESTOCK; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS FULVUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GYPS; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS BENGALENSIS; GYPS FULVUS; GYPS INDICUS; GYPS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 33644968518     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0425     Document Type: Article

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