DDT levels in the blood of waders (Aves, Charadriidae) from the North-West Province (South Africa)

Journal of African Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-93

  Lötter, Lianda ^a   Bouwman, Henk ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood; Charadriidae; DDT; Organochlorines; South Africa; Waders

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002835406     PISSN: 07767943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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