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Influence of Agricultural Pesticides on Food Preference and Consumption by Ring-Necked Pheasants
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1981 |
Authors: | Bennett, Jr., RS, Prince, HH |
Journal: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
Volume: | 45 |
Issue: | 1 |
Date Published: | 1981 |
ISBN Number: | 0022541X |
Keywords: | Phasianidae, Phasianus, Phasianus colchicus |
Abstract: | The fungicide Captan® and 3 insecticides, Diazinon®, Furadan®, and Lorsban®, were applied to several foods in various concentrations to evaluate their influence on food preference and consumption by captive ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus). Free-choice feeding trials were conducted using combinations of untreated and treated food. Untreated food was preferred whenever available. Food consumption was reduced significantly when only food treated with insecticides was available. Food preferences shifted when preferred foods were treated with pesticides. Most birds reverted to their originally preferred food when treatment ceased. Pheasants detected the presence of pesticides, and avoided treated foods if suitable alternatives existed. |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3807875 |
Short Title: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
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