Effects of chemicals and pollution on seabirds

Biology of Marine Birds

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 485-525

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Gochfeld, Michael ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420036305     Document Type: Chapter

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