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Organochlorine concentrations, whole body weights, and lipid content of black skimmers wintering in Mexico and in South Texas, 1983

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  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA

    Donald H. White

  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 2506, 77902, Victoria, TX

    Christine A. Mitchell

  3. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 20708, Laurel, MD

    Charles J. Stafford

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White, D.H., Mitchell, C.A. & Stafford, C.J. Organochlorine concentrations, whole body weights, and lipid content of black skimmers wintering in Mexico and in South Texas, 1983. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 513–517 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609769

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