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Effects of Exposure to Naphthenic Acids in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) on the Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada

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Pages 1182-1190 | Received 29 May 2006, Accepted 05 Sep 2006, Published online: 15 Jun 2007

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