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A concentration-effect relationship seems to exist between DDE in eggs and shell thinning. It seems to follow a mathematically similar pattern in different species though it seems to operate at different levels.
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BLUS, L., GISH, C., BELISLE, A. et al. Logarithmic Relationship of DDE Residues to Eggshell Thinning. Nature 235, 376–377 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235376a0
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