Impacts of Nerium oleander leaf-water extract in Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen) (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 12 B, 2005, Pages 1164-1169

  Kaya, Yusuf ^a   Uysal, Handan ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Nerium oleander; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FLY; INHIBITION; METAMORPHOSIS; PLANT EXTRACT; SHRUB; TOXICITY TEST;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; NERIUM; NERIUM OLEANDER;

EID: 33947668413     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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