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Pesticides and Wildlife: Retrospect and Prospect
Author(s) -
Moriarty F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1971.tb02595.x
Subject(s) - wildlife , geography , pesticide , organochlorine pesticide , butterfly , peregrinus , environmental protection , ecology , biology
The effects are described of organochlorine insecticides on two indigenous British species of wildlife: the peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus Tunstall) and the small tortoiseshell butterfly ( Aglais urticae [L.]). Four conclusions are drawn about the effects of pesticides on wildlife, which are then used to consider the possible risks from organophosphorus insecticides.