Toxic alkaloid concentrations in Delphinium nuttallianum, Delphinium andersonii, and Delphinium geyeri in the intermountain region

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-446

  Gardner, Dale R ^a   Pfister, James A ^a  

^a USDA ARS POISONOUS PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diterpenoid alkaloids; Larkspur; Methyllycaconitine; Poisonous plants

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BIOACCUMULATION; CATTLE; DICOTYLEDON; GRAZING; GROWING SEASON; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ARIZONA; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BOS; DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM ANDERSONII; DELPHINIUM CAROLINIANUM SUBSP. VIRESCENS; DELPHINIUM EXALTATUM; DELPHINIUM GEYERI; DELPHINIUM NUTTALLIANUM;

EID: 34547622647     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2007)60[441:TACIDN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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