Abstract
CONSIDERABLE interest has been aroused in recent years by the presence of residues of organochlorine insecticides in the tissues of birds in Great Britain, and a comprehensive review of the situation up to 1965 has been made1. No information has been published yet on the pharmaco-dynamics of any of these compounds in birds. We are investigating this topic and some of our results are summarized in this report.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Moore, N. W., Bird Study, 12, 222 (1965).
Bennett, C. A., and Franklin, N. L., Statistical Analysis in Chemistry and the Chemical Industry, first ed. (John Wiley, New York, 1954).
Wagner, J. G., J. Pharm. Sci., 50, 359 (1961).
Butler, T. C., Proc. First Intern. Pharmacol. Meeting, 6 (edit by Brodie, B. B., and Erodös, E. G.), 193 (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1962).
Turtle, E. E., Taylor, A., Wright, E. N., Thearle, R. J. P., Egan, H., Evans, W. H., and Soutar, N. M., J. Sci. Food Agric., 14, 567 (1963).
Murton, R. K., Isaacson, A. J., and Westwood, N. J., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 141, 747 (1963).
Murton, R. K., and Isaacson, A. J., Ardea, 52, 30 (1964).
Murton, R. K., Westwood, N. J., and Isaacson, A. J., Ibis, 106, 174 (1964).
Murton, R. K., Isaacson, A. J., and Westwood, N. J., J. Appl. Ecol., 3, 55 (1966).
Murton, R. K., and Visozo, M., Ann. Appl. Biol., 52, 503 (1963).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
ROBINSON, J., RICHARDSON, A. & BROWN, V. Pharmacodynamics of Dieldrin in Pigeons. Nature 213, 734–736 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213734b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/213734b0
This article is cited by
-
Organochlorine Pesticide Residues Among Colonial Nesting Birds in Tamil Nadu, India: A Maiden Assessment from Their Breeding Grounds
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2020)
-
Metabolism and route of excretion of the chloro-cyclodiene HCE in the pigeon
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (1981)
-
The comparative metabolism and excretion of HCE, a biodegradable analogue of dieldrin, by vertebrate species
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (1974)
-
Dynamics of Organochlorine Insecticides in Vertebrates and Ecosystems
Nature (1967)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.