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Pesticide contamination of endangered gray bats and their food base in Boone County, Missouri, 1982

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  1. Missouri Department of Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Research Center, 1110 S. College Avenue, 65201, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Richard L. Clawson & Donald R. Clark Jr.

  2. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 20708, Laurel, Maryland, USA

    Richard L. Clawson & Donald R. Clark Jr.

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Clawson, R.L., Clark, D.R. Pesticide contamination of endangered gray bats and their food base in Boone County, Missouri, 1982. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 431–437 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699972

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