Influence of life-history parameters on organochlorine concentrations in free-ranging killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Prince William Sound, AK.

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Science of the Total Environment

• Publication date

  2001-12-17

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00846-4PMID 11778951
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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