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Specimen Catalog, Jonathan L. Dunnum
Specimen Catalog, Jonathan L. Dunnum
Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs
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Specimen Catalog, Tom A. Collins
Specimen Catalog, Tom A. Collins
Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs
No abstract provided.
Taxonomic Differences Between Birds And Mammals In Their Responses To Chemical Irritants, Russell Mason, Larry Clark, Pankaj Shah
Taxonomic Differences Between Birds And Mammals In Their Responses To Chemical Irritants, Russell Mason, Larry Clark, Pankaj Shah
Larry Clark
Ninety-five products are registered with the u.s. Environmental Pro tection Agency as bird damage control chemicals, but 38 (40%) are non lethal chemical repellents (Eschen and Schafer, 1986). Of these products, the active ingredients in 27 (71%) are methiocarb (a physiologic repellent that acts through food avoidance learning) or polybutene (a tactile repel lent). In general, chemical repellents are effective either because of aversive sensory effects (irritation), or because of post-ingestional ma laise (sickness). If the former, then chemicals are usually stimulants of trigeminal pain receptors (i.e., undifferentiated free nerve endings) in the nose, mouth, and eyes (Mason and Otis, …
Specimen Catalog, Sandra L. Brantley
Specimen Catalog, Sandra L. Brantley
Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs
No abstract provided.