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Original Articles

Thermogenesis in newly hatched eider (Somateria mollissima) and Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) ducklings and barnacle goose (Granta leucopsis) goslings

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Pages 181-186 | Published online: 16 Dec 2016

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