Cry toxins in transgenic plants have direct effects on natural enemies in the laboratory

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1045-1047

  Andow, D A ^a   Lvei, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; FOOD CHAIN; LETTER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; FOOD CHAIN; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84867314319     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN11238     Document Type: Letter

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