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Residues of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in livers of Mexican free-tailed bats

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    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, TX 77341, Huntsville

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  1. Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, 430 Life Sciences West, 74078, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

    M. Thies & D. Gregory

  2. Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Oklahoma State University, 74078, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

    M. Thies & D. Gregory

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Thies, M., Gregory, D. Residues of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in livers of Mexican free-tailed bats. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 641–648 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195481

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