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Havera, S.P., Wood, S.G. & Georgi, M.M. Blood and tissue parameters in wild mallards redosed with lead shot. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 238–245 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191761
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