Does doramectin use on cattle indirectly affect the endangered burrowing owl?

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 543-553

  Floate, Kevin D ^a   Bouchard, Patrice ^b   Holroyd, Geoff ^c   Poulin, Ray ^d   Wellicome, Troy I ^c  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b KW Neatby Building   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d ROYAL SASKATCHEWAN MUSEUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Endangered species; Faecal residues; Nontarget

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIRD; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD SUPPLY; GRASSHOPPER; INSECTICIDE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ACRIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; AVES; BOS; CANTHON; COLEOPTERA; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ONTHOPHAGUS; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 61949315315     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-099.1     Document Type: Article

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