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Changes in eggshell thickness during incubation: Implications for evaluating the impact of organochlorine contaminants on productivity

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    Christine M. Bunck, James W. Spann, Oliver H. Pattee & W. James Fleming

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Bunck, C.M., Spann, J.W., Pattee, O.H. et al. Changes in eggshell thickness during incubation: Implications for evaluating the impact of organochlorine contaminants on productivity. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 173–182 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636496

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