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DDT residues in snakes decline since DDT ban

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  1. Robert R. Fleet

    Present address: School of Forestry, S. F. Austin State University, 75961, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA

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  1. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, Tex.

    Robert R. Fleet & Frederick W. Plapp Jr.

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Fleet, R.R., Plapp, F.W. DDT residues in snakes decline since DDT ban. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 19, 383–388 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685814

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