Abstract：
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journal_name
Environ Toxicol Chemjournal_title
Environmental toxicology and chemistryauthors
Fildes K,Astheimer LB,Story P,Buttemer WA,Hooper MJdoi
10.1897/05-585r.1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-11-01 00:00:00pages
2964-70issue
11eissn
0730-7268issn
1552-8618journal_volume
25pub_type
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