A meta-analysis comparing the sensitivity of bees to pesticides

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 324-334

  Arena, Maria ^a   Sgolastra, Fabio ^b,c  

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apiformes; Apis mellifera; Comparative ecotoxicology; Environmental risk assessment; Pollinators; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HONEYBEE; META-ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE; POLLINATOR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; APIFORMES; APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; BEE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LD 50; LIFE CYCLE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; WILD ANIMAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; LD50; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEES; LETHAL DOSE 50; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

EID: 84897388543     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1190-1     Document Type: Article

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