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Ohlendorf, H.M., Anderson, D.W., Boellstorff, D.E. et al. Tissue distribution of trace elements and DDE in brown pelicans. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 183–192 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636497
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