title: Effects of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothion on behavior and reproduction in zebra finches.
abstract: Activity was significantly altered in zebra finch pairs orally dosed with fenitrothion insecticide at rates of 1.04 and 3.80 mg/kg. Both the level and the dirunal pattern of activity were affected. Recovery of normal activity required 1-2 days, depending on the dosage administered. Fenitrothion had only a slight effect on reproduction when parents were dosed at the egg-laying stage of the breeding cycle. The implications of these results for the interpretation of field monitoring studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Forestry Canada, Forest Pest Management Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Boag
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005278:Fenitrothion / Q000633:toxicity*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D005278:Fenitrothion