Effects of transgenic Bt crops on non-target soil animals

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1339-1345

  Yuan, Yi Yang ^a   Ge, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt protein; Ecological risk analysis; Non target soil animal; Soil animal community; Transgenic Bt crop

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS PROTOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

BEETLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EARTHWORM; MITE; NEMATODE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTEIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CROP; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INVERTEBRATES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SOIL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 77954258851     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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