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Paul P. Woronecki, Robert A. Stehn, Richard A. Dolbeer, Compensatory Response of Maturing Corn Kernels Following Simulated Damage by Birds, Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Dec., 1980), pp. 737-746
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