Effects of repeated exposure to malathion on growth, food consumption, and locomotor performance of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Holem, Ryan R ^a,b   Hopkins, William A ^a,c   Talent, Larry G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ENTRIX INC   (United States)

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

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lizard; Locomotor performance; Malathion; Repeated exposure; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; GROWTH KINETICS;

LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCES; REPEATED EXPOSURE; REPTILES;

MAMMALS;

MALATHION;

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BODY CONDITION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALATHION; MORTALITY; POISONING; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SYMPTOM; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH CURVE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDES; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MALATHION;

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 39749188368     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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