
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Oliver, AJ 
A1  - King, DR 
T1  - The Influence of Ambient Temperatures on the Susceptibility of Mice, Guinea-Pigs and Possums to Compund 1080
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1983
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
SP  - 297
EP  - 301
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9830297 
N2  - The susceptibilities of mice Mus musculus, guinea-pigs Cavia porcellus and brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula to sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080) were determined at various ambient temperatures in the range 4-33°C. Toxicity was greater at both ends of the range than in the middle. In mice the LD50 at 24°C was five times that at 12.2°C; in guinea-pigs the LD50 at 17°C was twice that at 4°C; in possums the LD50 at 23.5°C was two and a half times that at 10.5°C. It is important to consider these differences when assessing the efficacy of 1080 for pest control, and potential hazards to non-target species, in situations where such temperature ranges may be commonly expected. 
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