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Pesticide and PCB residues for loggerhead shrikes in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 1985–88

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  1. S. Goodbred

    Present address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 24000 Avila Rd., 92656, Laguna Niguel, CA

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  1. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061-0321, Blacksburg, Virginia

    A. K. Blumton & J. D. Fraser

  2. Pesticide Residue Lab, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061-0309, Blacksburg, Virginia

    R. W. Young

  3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1825 Virginia St., 21401, Annapolis, Maryland

    S. Goodbred

  4. The Wildlife Center of Virginia, P.O. Box 98, 24486, Weyers Cave, Virginia

    S. L. Porter

  5. Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, 2455 N. Williams Lake Rd., 48054, Pontiac, Michigan, USA

    D. L. Luukkonen

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Blumton, A.K., Fraser, J.D., Young, R.W. et al. Pesticide and PCB residues for loggerhead shrikes in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 1985–88. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 697–702 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700988

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