Bone density and breaking strength in UK raptors exposed to second generation anticoagulant rodenticides

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 249-251

  Knopper, L D ^a   Mineau, P ^b   Walker, L A ^c   Shore, R F ^c  

^a Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BRODIFACOUM; BROMADIOLONE; DIFENACOUM; RODENTICIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMERUS; LC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; X RAY FILM;

4-HYDROXYCOUMARINS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMERUS; LIVER; MALE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RAPTORS; RODENTICIDES;

RAPTORES;

EID: 34347336378     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9122-x     Document Type: Article

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