The role of weather in mediating the effect of mercury exposure on reproductive success in tree swallows

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Ecotoxicology

• Publication date

  2011-05-08

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10646-011-0694-1PMID 21553259
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