Laboratory efficacy of an anthraquinone-based repellent for reducing bird damage to ripening corn

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 26-31

  Carlson, James C ^a   Tupper, Shelagh K ^a   Werner, Scott J ^a   Pettit, Susan E ^a   Santer, Michele M ^b   Linz, George M ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Arkion Life Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; Aversion; Chemical repellent

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP DAMAGE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MAIZE; MATRIX; TOLERANCE; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; TURDUS MERULA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875529943     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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