Congener-specific exposure of grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups to chlorinated biphenyls during lactation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1526-1534

  Pomeroy, P P ^a   Green, N ^b   Hall, A J ^a   Walton, M ^a   Jones, K ^b   Harwood, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0030476496     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-087     Document Type: Article

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