Addressing issues in pesticide risk assessment for birds and mammals

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Thompson, Helen M ^a  

^a CSL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Birds; Exposure; Mammals; Pesticides; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33847739794     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/18feb09     Document Type: Review

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