Ecotoxicology of Pesticides in Reptiles

Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 203-224

  Pauli, Bruce D ^a   Money, Stacey ^a   Sparling, Donald W ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84977892212     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/EBK1420064162-14     Document Type: Chapter

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