Evaluation of secondary poisoning of difethialone, a new second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide to Barn owl, Tyto alba Hartert under captivity

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1013-1016

  Saravanan, K ^a,b   Kanakasabai, R ^a,c  

^a A V C COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^b NEHRU MEMORIAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Shree Ragavendra Arts and Sci Coll   (India)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Barn owl; Difethialone; Rodenticide; Secondary posioning; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DRUG DOSAGE; TOXICITY;

DIFETHIALONE; OWLS; RATS; RODENTICIDES;

PESTICIDES;

4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIFETHIALONE; RODENTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MURIDAE; OWL;

4-HYDROXYCOUMARINS; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; MURIDAE; RODENTICIDES; STRIGIFORMES;

STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA;

EID: 5344234124     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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