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Mortality and hematology associated with the ingestion of one number four lead shot in black ducks,Anas rubripes

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  1. Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Sputh Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, England

    Deborah J. Pain & Barnett A. Rattner

  2. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 20708, Laurel, Maryland

    Deborah J. Pain & Barnett A. Rattner

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Pain, D.J., Rattner, B.A. Mortality and hematology associated with the ingestion of one number four lead shot in black ducks,Anas rubripes . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 159–164 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01881033

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