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eggshell thinning: a standalone construct

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eggshellthinning1 CONSTRUCTEggshell thinningRATCLIFFE · ECOTOXICOLOGY

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Ecotoxicology

a decline in the weight and thickness of eggshells of birds of prey, recorded from the late 1940s and later tied to organochlorine pesticides.

In ecotoxicology, eggshell thinning refers to a decline in the weight and thickness of eggshells of birds of prey, recorded from the late 1940s and later tied to organochlorine pesticides. This meaning comes from Ratcliffe (1967) in Nature.[1]

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  1. Ratcliffe, D. A. (1967). Decrease in Eggshell Weight in Certain Birds of Prey. Nature, 215(5097), 208-210. https://doi.org/10.1038/215208a0

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