California Condors and DDE: A re-evaluation

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Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 136-151

  Snyder, Noel F R ^a   Meretsky, Vicky J ^b  

^a Indiana University ^*  (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DDE; EGG SIZE; EGGSHELL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RAPTOR;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0037242359     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00132.x     Document Type: Review

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