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Survival of northern bobwhites in Georgia: Cropland use and pesticides

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  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Southeast Research Station, School of Forest Resources, The University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, Georgia, USA

    Donald H. White & John T. Seginak

  2. Game and Fish Division, Georgia Department of National Resources, 2024 Newton Road, 31708, Albany, Georgia, USA

    Ronald C. Simpson

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White, D.H., Seginak, J.T. & Simpson, R.C. Survival of northern bobwhites in Georgia: Cropland use and pesticides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 73–80 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702364

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