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23 December 2020 Conservation Letter: Lead Poisoning of Raptors
Julia C. Garvin, Vincent A. Slabe, Sandra F. Cuadros Díaz
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KEYWORDS
abatement
ammunition
anthropogenic mortality
lead
raptor
Remediation
sublethal
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