The black-legged kittiwake preen gland*an overlooked organ for depuration of fat-soluble contaminants?
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The black-legged kittiwake preen gland*an overlooked organ for depuration of fat-soluble contaminants? Silje Aakre Solheim, Kjetil Sagerup, Sandra Huber, Ingvar Byrkjedal & Geir Wing Gabrielsen 1 Department of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, Allégt. 41 NO-5020, Bergen, Norway 2 Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606, Langnes, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway 3 Akvaplan-niva AS, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606, Langnes, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway 4 Department of Environmental Chemistry, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, PO Box 6606, Langnes, Fram Centre, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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