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Land-use changes and agriculture in the tropics: pesticides as an overlooked threat to wildlife

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I thank one anonymous reviewer for providing comments that helped me to improve the presentation of this article. Supported by Research Foundation of Flanders.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium

    David Costantini

  2. IBAHCM, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

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Costantini, D. Land-use changes and agriculture in the tropics: pesticides as an overlooked threat to wildlife. Biodivers Conserv 24, 1837–1839 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0878-8

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