Synthetic chemical pesticides and their effects on birds

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-96

  Mitra, Anindita ^a   Chatterjee, Chandranath ^a   Mandal, Fatik B ^a  

^a BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute and sub lethal effects; Birds; Carbamates; Organochlorines; Organophosphates

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALDICARB; ALDRIN; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARBARIL; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANEMIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EAGLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HAWK; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LETHALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPARROW; SPECIES EXTINCTION; THERMOREGULATION; WILDLIFE;

AVES; FALCO PEREGRINUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 79958743353     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2011.81.96     Document Type: Article

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