The impact of environmental chemicals on wildlife vertebrates

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 198, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-47

  Bernanke, Julia ^a   Köhler, Heinz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; REPRODUCTION; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 61849132205     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09647-6_1     Document Type: Review

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