Responsiveness of 6 to 14 generations of birds to dietary dieldrin toxicity

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
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Abstract

The lethal dietary toxicity of dieldrin was estimated repeatedly during 8 years of testing young bobwhites (Colinus virginianus), Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica), ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), and mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Toxicities, quantified as 8-day LC50 values (5 days on toxic diet, followed by 3 days of untreated feed), were estimated at least 18 times per species. Average dietary LC50 values (ppm) and their 95% confidence limits for 14-day-old quail and 10-day-old pheasants and mallards were: bobwhite, 38 (34?42); Japanese quail, 61 (58?64); ring-necked pheasant, 56 (53?59); and mallard, 179 (163?195). No time-related changes were detected in LC50 values for any of the species.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Responsiveness of 6 to 14 generations of birds to dietary dieldrin toxicity
Series title Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
DOI 10.1016/0041-008X(77)90020-5
Volume 42
Issue 2
Year Published 1977
Language English
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 425-431
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
First page 425
Last page 431
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