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Significance of regurgitation in avian toxicity tests

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  1. Central Science Laboratory, MAFF, Tangley Place, GU3 3LQ, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, UK

    A. D. M. Hart

  2. Central Science Laboratory, MAFF, London Road, SL3 7HJ, Slough, Berks, UK

    H. M. Thompson

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Hart, A.D.M., Thompson, H.M. Significance of regurgitation in avian toxicity tests. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 789–796 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197960

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