Assessing the ongoing threat from veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India

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Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-426

  Cuthbert, Richard J ^a   Dave, Ruchi ^b   Chakraborty, Soumya Sunder ^b   Kumar, Sashi ^b   Prakash, Satya ^c   Ranade, Sachin P ^b   Prakash, Vibhu ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^c Neo Human Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Diclofenac; Gyps; India; meloxicam; non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; NSAIDs; vultures

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; RAPTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOXICITY;

INDIA;

GYPS;

EID: 80155193169     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605311000135     Document Type: Article

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