Estimating pesticide effects on fecundity rates of wild birds using current laboratory reproduction tests

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 762-781

  Bennett, Richard S ^a   Etterson, Matthew A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian reproduction; Fecundity; Lab to field extrapolation; Pesticides; Population model

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33747584202     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030500531489     Document Type: Review

References (71)

1. Bartell SM, Pastorok RA, Akcakaya HR, et al. 2003. Realism and relevance of ecological models used in chemical risk assessments. Hum Ecol Risk Assess 9:907-38
2. Beecher NA, Johnson RJ, Brandle JR, et al. 2002. Agroecology of birds in organic and nonorganic farmland. Conserv Biol 16:1620-31
3. Bennett JK and Bennett RS. 1990. Effects of dietary methyl parathion on northern bobwhite egg production and eggshell quality. Environ Toxicol Chem 9:1481-85
4. Bennett RS. 1994. Do behavioral responses to pesticide exposure affect wildlife population parameters? In: Kendall RJ and Lacher TE (eds), Wildlife Toxicology and Population Modeling: Integrated Studies in Agroecosystems, pp 241-50. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA
5. Bennett RS, Bentley R, Shiroyama T, et al. 1990. Effects of the duration and timing of dietary methyl parathion exposure on bobwhite reproduction. Environ Toxicol Chem 9:1473-80
6. Bennett RS, Dewhurst IC, Fairbrother A, et al. 2005. A new interpretation of avian and mammalian reproduction toxicity test data in ecological risk assessment. Ecotoxicology 14:801-15
7. Bennett RS, Williams BA, Schmedding DW, et al. 1991. Effects of dietary exposure to methyl parathion on egg laying and incubation in mallards. Environ Toxicol Chem 10:501-7
8. Bishop CA, Collins B, Mineau P, et al. 2000. Reproduction of cavity-nesting birds in pesticide-sprayed apple orchards in southern Ontario, Canada, 1988-1994. Environ Toxicol Chem 19:588-99
9. Brewer LW, Driver CJ, Kendall RJ, et al. 1988. Effects of methyl parathion in ducks and duck broods. Environ Toxicol Chem 7:375-79
10. Busby DG, White LM, and Pearce PA. 1990. Effects of aerial spraying of fenitrothion on breeding white-throated sparrows. J Appl Ecol 27:743-55
11. Campbell LH and Cooke SS. 1997. The indirect effects of pesticides on birds. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, UK
12. Carson R. 1962. Silent Spring. Houghton-Mifflin Co, Boston, MA, USA
13. Case RM. 1972. Energetic requirements of egglaying bobwhites. In: Proceedings of the First National Bobwhite Quail Symposium, pp 205-12. Stillwater, OK, USA
14. Chamberlain DE, Wilson JD, and Fuller RJ. 1999. A comparison of bird populations on organic and conventional farm systems in southern Britain. Biol Conserv 88:307-20
15. DeWeese LR, Henny CJ, Floyd RL, et al. 1979. Response of Breeding Birds to Aerial Sprays of Trichlorfon (Dylox) and Carbaryl (Sevin-4-oil) in Montana Forests. US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC, USA
16. Driver CJ, Ligotke MW, Van Voris P, et al. 1991. Routes of uptake and their relative contribution to the toxicologic response on northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) to an organophosphate pesticide. Environ Toxicol Chem 10:21-33
17. ECOFRAM. 1999. ECOFRAM Terrestrial Draft Report. Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods. Available at http://www.epa.gov/oppefed1/ecorisk/
18. Fairbrother A. 2003. Lines of evidence in wildlife risk assessments. Hum Ecol Risk Assess 9:1475-91
19. Fairbrother A, Meyers SM, and Bennett RS. 1988. Changes in mallard hen and brood behaviors in response to methyl parathion-induced illness of ducklings. Environ Toxicol Chem 7:499-503
20. Fluetsch KM and Sparling DW. 1994. Avian nesting success and diversity in conventionally and organically managed apple orchards. Environ Toxicol Chem 13:1651-9
21. Forsyth DJ. 1980. Effects of dietary fenitrothion on the behavior and survival of captive white-throated sparrows. In: Varty IW (ed), Effects of Spray Operations for Forest Protection Against Spruce Budworms, pp 27-8. Committee for Environmental Monitoring of Forest Insect Control Operations, Dept. Forestry Research, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
22. Franson JC, Spann JW, Heinz GH, et al. 1983. Effects of dietary Abate on reproductive success, duckling survival, behavior, and clinical pathology in game-farm mallards. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 12:529-34
23. Freemark K and Boutin C. 1995. Impacts of agricultural herbicide use on terrestrial wildlife in temperate landscapes: A review with special reference to North America. Agric Ecosystem Environ 52:67-91
24. Fry DM. 1995. Reproductive effects in birds exposed to pesticides and industrial chemicals. Environ Health Perspect 103(suppl. 7):165-71
25. Fry DM and Toone CK. 1981. DDT-induced feminization of gull embryos. Science 213:922-4
26. Fry DM, Toone CK, Speich SM, et al. 1987. Sex ratio skew and breeding patterns of gull demographic and toxicological considerations. Studies Avian Biol 10:26-43
27. Gard NW and Hooper MJ. 1995. An assessment of potential hazards of pesticides and environmental contaminants. In: Martin TE and Finch DM (eds), Ecology and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds, pp 294-310. Oxford Press, New York, NY, USA
28. Gill H, Wilson LK, Cheng KM, et al. 2000. Effects of azinphos-methyl on American robins breeding in fruit orchards. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 65:756-63
29. Grue CE. 1994. Modeling the effects of pesticides on wildlife: the need to evaluate our leaps of faith and pious hopes. In: Kendall RJ and Lacher TE (eds), Wildlife Toxicology and Population Modeling: Integrated Studies in Agroecosystems, pp 263-7. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA
30. Grue CE and Shipley BK. 1981. Interpreting population estimates of birds following pesticide applications-behavior of male starlings exposed to an organophosphate pesticide. Studies Avian Biol 6:292-6
31. Grue CE, Powell GVN, and McChesney MJ. 1982. Care of nestlings by wild female starlings exposed to an organophosphate pesticide. J Appl Ecol 19:327-35
32. Haseltine SD, Finley MT, and Cromartie E. 1980. Reproduction and residue accumulation in black ducks fed toxaphene. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 9:461-71
33. Heinz GH, Brody M, and Blus LJ. 1994. How valuable are the results of models and laboratory studies when extended to field situations? In: Kendall RJ and Lacher TE (eds), Wildlife Toxicology and Population Modeling: Integrated Studies in Agroecosystems, pp 551-5. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA
34. Hill EE. 1995. Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides. In: Hoffman DJ, Rattner BA, Burton GA Jr, et al. (eds). Handbook of Ecotoxicology, pp 243-73. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA
35. Holmes SB and Boag PT. 1990. Effects of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothion on behavior and reproduction in zebra finches. Environ Res 54:62-75
36. Hunt GL and Hunt MW. 1977. Female-female pairing in western gulls in southern California. Science 196:1466-67
37. Hunter ML Jr and Witham JW. 1985. Effects of a carbaryl-induced depression of arthropod abundance on the behavior of Parulinae warblers. Can J Zool 63:2612-6
38. Knapton RW and Mineau P. 1995. Effects of granular formulations of terbufos and fonofos applied to cornfields on mortality and reproductive success of songbirds. Ecotoxicology 4:138-53
39. Longcore JR and Stendell RC. 1977. Shell thinning and reproductive impairment in black ducks after cessation of DDE dosage. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 6:293-304
40. Martin PA, Johnson DL, Forsyth DJ, et al. 2000. Effects of two grasshopper control insecticides on food resources and reproductive success of two species of grassland songbirds. Environ Toxicol Chem 19:2987-96
41. Mattes H, Eberle C, and Schreiber K-F. 1980. The effects of spraying orchards with insecticides on the vitality and reproduction of the great tit (Parus major). Die Vogelwelt (Bird World) 101:81-98, 132-40
42. Matz AC, Bennett RS, and Landis WG. 1998. Effects of azinphos methyl on northern bobwhite: a comparison of laboratory and field effects. Environ Toxicol Chem 17:1364-70
43. McGary S, Henry PFP, and Ottinger MA. 2002. Impact of vinclozolin exposure on Japanese quail reproduction. Environ Toxicol Chem 20:2487-93
44. McLane DJ. 1986. Hazard Evaluation Division Standard Evaluation Procedure. Avian Reproduction Test. EPA 540/9-86-139. US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
45. Meyers SM and Gile JD. 1986. Mallard reproductive testing in a pond environment: a preliminary study. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 15:757-61
46. Meyers SM, Cummings JL, and Bennett RS. 1990. Effects of methyl parathion on red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) incubation behavior and nesting success. Environ Toxicol Chem 9:807-13
47. Mineau P. 2005. A review and analysis of study endpoints relevant to the assessment of "long term" pesticide toxicity in avian and mammalian wildlife. Ecotoxicology 14:775-99
48. Mineau P, Jobin B, and Baril A. 1994a. A Critique of the Avian 5-Day Dietary Test (LC50) as the Basis of Avian Risk Assessment. Technical Report Series No. 215. Canadian Wildlife Service, Headquarters
49. Mineau P, Boersma DC, and Collins B. 1994b. An analysis of avian reproductive studies submitted for pesticide registration. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 29:304-29
50. Moulding JD. 1976. Effects of a low-persistence insecticide on forest bird populations. Auk 93:692-708
51. Murray BG Jr. 2000. Measuring annual reproductive success in birds. Condor 102:470-3
52. Nagy LR and Holmes RT. 2005. Food limits annual fecundity of a migratory songbird: an experimental test. Ecology 86:675-81
53. Newton I. 1998. Bird conservation problems resulting from agricultural intensification in Europe. In: Marzluff JM and Sallabanks R (eds), Avian conservation: Research and Management, pp 307-22. Island Press, Washington, DC, USA
54. Noon BR and Sauer JR. 2001. Population models for passerine birds: structure, parameterization, and analysis. In: McCullough DR and Barrett RH (eds), Wildlife 2001: Populations, pp 441-64. Elsevier, London, UK
55. OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). 1984. Test Guideline 206-Avian Reproduction Test. Paris, France. Available at www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/3/1948309.pdf
56. OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). 1996. Report of the SETAC/OECD Workshop on Avian Toxicity Testing. OCDE/GD(96)166. Paris, France
57. OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). 2000. Avian Reproduction Toxicity Test in the Japanese Quail or Northern Bobwhite: Proposal for a New Test Guideline. OECD Guideline for Testing of Chemicals. Paris, France. Available at www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/31/2739811.pdf
58. Ottinger MA, Wu J, Hazelton J, et al. 2005. Assessing the consequences of the pesticide methoxychlor: Neuroendocrine and behavioral measures as indicators of biological impact on an estrogenic environmental chemical. Brain Res Bull 65:199-209
59. Patnode KA and White DH. 1991. Effects of pesticides on songbird productivity in conjunction with pecan cultivation in southern Georgia: A multiple-exposure experimental design. Environ Toxicol Chem 10:1479-86
60. Powell GVN. 1984. Reproduction by an altricial songbird, the red-winged blackbird, in fields treated with the organophosphate insecticide fenthion. J Appl Ecol 21:83-95
61. Rattner BA, Sileo L, and Scanes CG. 1982. Oviposition and the plasma concentrations of LH, progesterone and corticosterone in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) fed parathion. J Reprod Fert 66:147-55
62. Robinson SC, Kendall RJ, Robinson R, et al. 1988. Effects of agricultural spraying of methyl parathion on cholinesterase activity and reproductive success in wild starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Environ Toxicol Chem 7:343-9
63. Rodenhouse NL and Holmes RT. 1992. Results of experimental and natural food reductions for breeding black-throated blue warblers. Ecology 73:357-72
64. Spray CJ, Crick HQP, and Hart ADM. 1987. Effects of aerial applications of fenitrothion on bird populations of a Scottish pine plantation. J Appl Ecol 24:29-47
65. Stromborg KL. 1981. Reproduction tests of diazinon on bobwhite quail. In: Lamb W and Kenaga EE (eds), Avian and Mammalian Wildlife Toxicology: Second Conference. ASTM STP 757, pp 19-30. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, USA
66. Stromborg KL. 1986a. Reproduction of bobwhites fed different dietary concentrations of an organophosphate insecticide, methamidophos. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 15:143-7
67. Stromborg KL. 1986b. Reproductive toxicity of monocrotophos to bobwhite quail. Poult Sci 65:51-7
68. Thompson BC, Knadle GE, Brubaker DL, et al. 2001. Nest success is not an adequate comparative estimate of avian reproduction. J Field Ornithol 72:527-36
69. USEPA (US Environmental Protection Agency). 1982. Pesticide Assessment Guidelines, Subdivision E, Hazard Evaluation: Wildlife and Aquatic Organisms. EPA-540/9-82-024. Hazard Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
70. USEPA (US Environmental Protection Agency). 1996. Avian Reproduction Test. OPPTS 850.2300. Ecological Effects Test Guidelines. Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Washington, DC, USA. Available at http://www.epa.gov/opptsfrs/OPPTS_ Harmonized/ 850_Ecological_Effects_Test_Guidelines/Drafts/850-2300.pdf
71. White DH, Mitchell CA, and Hill EF. 1983. Parathion alters incubation behavior of laughing gulls. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 31:93-7