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Raptors are still affected by environmental pollutants: Greenlandic Peregrines will not have normal eggshell thickness until 2034 Cover

Raptors are still affected by environmental pollutants: Greenlandic Peregrines will not have normal eggshell thickness until 2034

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|Feb 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
Language: English
Page range: 171 - 176
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 21, 2018
Published on: Feb 14, 2019
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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