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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 7). |
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Contents: Results and Discussion. |
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Contents: Acknowledgements. |
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Contents: Tables 1 through 5. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Abstract: This report is a compilation and analysis of the results of nearly 10 years of testing the lethal dietary toxicities of pesticidal and industrial chemicals to young bobwhites (Colinus virginianus), Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica), ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), and mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Abstract: A total of 131 compounds were tested. Toxicities are expressed as median lethal dietary concentrations (LD50) and are based on 5 days of dietary exposure to the test compound followed by 3 days of untreated feed. From these data statistical comparisons between toxicities are possible for a given species. |
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Abstract: Certain classes of pesticides -- organochlorine compounds, organophosphates and organometallic compounds -- contained most of the compounds judged "highly toxic". The most frequent order of species response was bobwhite > Japanese quail > ring-necked pheasant > mallard. This order correlates with their body sizes at the ages tested |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Lethal dietary toxicities of environmental pollutants to birds. Washington : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1975 (OCoLC)633083902 |