DECOMPOSITION OF NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS BY INTESTINAL BACTERIA IN HUMMINGBIRDS

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  2003

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• Publication date

  2003-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1642/0004-8038(2003)120[1091:DONCBI]2.0.CO;2
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