Collapse of Asian vulture populations: Risk of mortality from residues of the veterinary drug diclofenac in carcasses of treated cattle

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 949-956

  Green, Rhys E ^a,b,e   Taggart, Mark A ^c   Das, Devojit ^d   Pain, Deborah J ^a   Sashi Kumar, C ^e   Cunningham, Andrew A ^f   Cuthbert, Richard ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^e Zoological Society of London ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird population decline; Dose response relationship; Endangered species; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug; Pharmacokinetics; Renal failure; Visceral gout

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRUG; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY RISK; POPULATION DECLINE; REFUSE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS BENGALENSIS; GYPS INDICUS; GYPS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 33747624705     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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