Toxicological significance of soil ingestion by wild and domestic animals

Handbook of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 151-166

  Beyer, W Nelson ^a   Fries, George F ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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