Silent spring revisited: A 21st-century look at the effect of pesticides on wildlife

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-53

  Pollock, Christal G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039295791     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2001)015[0050:SSRACL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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