Oil, seabirds, and science: The effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

BioScience

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 587-597

  Wiens, John A ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 0029821594     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1312988     Document Type: Article

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