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Pesticide residues in Arizona peregrine falcon eggs and prey

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  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 20708, Laurel, Maryland

    D. H. Ellis & L. R. DeWeese

  2. U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, ASU Campus, 85287, Tempe, Arizona

    T. G. Grubb

  3. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 1100 Glendon Ave., 90024, Los Angeles, California

    L. F. Kiff

  4. Biology Department, Southern Connecticut State University, 501, Crescent Street, 06515, New Haven, Connecticut

    D. G. Smith

  5. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, 95064, Santa Cruz, California

    W. M. Jarman

  6. Department of the Environment, National Wildlife Research Centre, Canadian Wildlife Service, K1A OE7, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    D. B. Peakall

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Ellis, D.H., DeWeese, L.R., Grubb, T.G. et al. Pesticide residues in Arizona peregrine falcon eggs and prey. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 57–64 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699204

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