Effects of cultivation of genetically modified Bt maize on epigeic arthropods (Araneae; Carabidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 967-981

  Toschki, A ^a   Hothorn, L A ^b   Ross Nickoll M ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bt maize; Carabid beetles; Epigeic predators; Nontarget organisms; Spiders

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEETLE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; MICROCLIMATE; PHENOLOGY; PROTEIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPIDER; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPIDERS; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548184901     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[967:EOCOGM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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