PETROLEUM POLLUTION AND PENGUINS: Marine Conservation Tools to Reduce the Problem
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1 Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET), Boulevard Brown 2825, (9120) Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina. 2 Rufford Small Grants Foundation. Fifth Floor, Babmaes House, 2 Babmaes Street London SW1Y 6RF, United Kingdom. 3 Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, New York 10460, U.S.A. 4 University of Washington, Department of Biology, Box 351800, Seattle WA 981951800, U.S.A. 5 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Blvd. Brown 3700, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
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