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Nest defense behavior and reproductive success of laughing gulls sublethally dosed with parathion

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  1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Gulf Coast Field Station, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 2506, 77902, Victoria, TX

    Kirke A. King, Donald H. White & Christine A. Mitchell

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King, K.A., White, D.H. & Mitchell, C.A. Nest defense behavior and reproductive success of laughing gulls sublethally dosed with parathion. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33, 499–504 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625575

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