Toxicology and wildlife conservation in Europe: The inadequacy of current EU regulations

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-242

  Mateo, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BIOCIDE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; COUMARIN; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MYCOTOXIN; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INTOXICATION; LAW; LEAD POISONING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION RISK; SPECIES HABITAT; WILD ANIMAL; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 75849130890     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.06.001     Document Type: Editorial

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