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Fact and Fiction on the Breeding of the Wandering Albatross

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    R. CARRICK, K. KEITH &  A. M. GWYNN

  2. Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, Melbourne

    R. CARRICK, K. KEITH &  A. M. GWYNN

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CARRICK, R., KEITH, K. & GWYNN, A. Fact and Fiction on the Breeding of the Wandering Albatross. Nature 188, 112–114 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188112b0

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