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  <dc:contributor>L. N. Locke</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>C. J. Stafford</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>L. J. Blus</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1977</dc:date>
  <dc:description>Ruptured-yolk peritonitis was responsible for the death of a royal tern. Lodgment of eggs in the oviduct was probably due to reverse peristalsis brought about by breakage of the thin-shelled eggs and secondary bacterial infection. The thin shells were apparently not related to the low levels of DDE and other organochlorine pollutants found in tissues and egg contents.</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.2307/1589330</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>American Association of Avian Pathologists</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Ruptured-yolk peritonitis and organochlorine residues in a royal tern</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>