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Natural levels of abnormalities in the trilling frog (Neobactrachus centralis) at the Olympic Dam mine

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  1. Environmental Department Olympic Dam Operations, P.O. Box 150, 5725, Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia

    J. L. Read

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide, GPO Box 498, 5001, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    M. J. Tyler

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Read, J.L., Tyler, M.J. Natural levels of abnormalities in the trilling frog (Neobactrachus centralis) at the Olympic Dam mine. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 25–31 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205134

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