Adverse effects of fipronil on avian reproduction and development: Maternal transfer of fipronil to eggs in zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata and in ovo exposure in chickens Gallus domesticus

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 653-660

  Kitulagodage, Malsha ^a   Buttemer, William A ^a,b   Astheimer, Lee B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Development; Eggs; Fipronil; Pesticide; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

EGG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDE; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN TISSUE; BREEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINCH; HATCHING; LIVER; NONHUMAN; POEPHILA CASTANOTIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FINCHES; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; INSECTICIDES; OVUM; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PYRAZOLES; REPRODUCTION; SULFONES;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 79955927443     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0605-5     Document Type: Article

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