Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 293-305

  Van der Sluijs, Jeroen P ^a   Simon Delso, Noa ^a   Goulson, Dave ^b   Maxim, Laura ^c   Bonmatin, Jean Marc ^d   Belzunces, Luc P ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; DAMAGE; HONEYBEE; INSECTICIDE; LANDSCAPE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLLINATOR; SUSTAINABILITY; TOXICITY; TRANSLOCATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 84884530594     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.05.007     Document Type: Review

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