Animal poisoning in Europe. Part 3: Wildlife

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 260-265

  Guitart, Raimon ^a   Sachana, Magda ^b   Caloni, Francesca ^c   Croubels, Siska ^d   Vandenbroucke, Virginie ^d   Berny, Philippe ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase agents; Lead shot; Oil spill; Toxicoepidemiology; Wild birds

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; FUEL OIL; IRON; PESTICIDE; SULFUR; THALLIUM; TOXIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD DISEASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; EUROPEAN UNION; INTOXICATION; LEAD POISONING; MAMMAL; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EUROPE; FEMALE; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PESTICIDES; PETROLEUM; POISONING;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES;

EID: 75849128759     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.03.033     Document Type: Review

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