The Ecotoxicology of Metals in Reptiles

Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 337-448

  Grillitsch, Britta ^a   Schiesari, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1201/EBK1420064162-19     Document Type: Chapter

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