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Birth Defects in Wildlife: The Role of Environmental Contaminants as Inducers of Reproductive and Developmental Dysfunction

Heather J. Hamlin Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Louis J. Guillette Jr Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pages 113-121 | Received 02 Apr 2009, Accepted 07 Jul 2009, Published online: 08 Apr 2010

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