Impaired terrestrial and arboreal locomotor performance in the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) after exposure to an AChE-inhibiting pesticide

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-24

  DuRant, Sarah E ^a,b   Hopkins, William A ^a,b   Talent, Larry G ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbaryl; Cholinesterase; Lizards; Locomotor performance; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

CARBARYL; CHOLINESTERASE; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPTILES;

ANIMALS; PESTICIDES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBARIL; CHOLINESTERASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PESTICIDE;

ARBOREAL SPECIES; INHIBITOR; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INTOXICATION; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; REPTILE; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; STIMULATION; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; CARBARYL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSECTICIDES; LIZARDS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34447580233     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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