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Avian esterases as indicators of exposure to insecticides—the factor of diurnal variation

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  1. Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Reading, P.O. Box 228, RG6 2AJ, Whiteknights, Reading, Berks., UK

    H. M. Thompson & C. H. Walker

  2. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ADAS Worplesdon Laboratory, Tangley Place, GU3 3LQ, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, UK

    A. R. Hardy

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Thompson, H.M., Walker, C.H. & Hardy, A.R. Avian esterases as indicators of exposure to insecticides—the factor of diurnal variation. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 4–11 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689052

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