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Effects of a low OP dose on seed/bead discrimination in the kangaroo rat,Dipodomys

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  1. Department of Zoology, The Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Avenue, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    T. J. Peterle & R. Bentley

  2. Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory USEPA, 200 S. W. 35th Street, 97333, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

    T. J. Peterle & R. Bentley

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Peterle, T.J., Bentley, R. Effects of a low OP dose on seed/bead discrimination in the kangaroo rat,Dipodomys . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 95–100 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702243

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