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Finkelstein, M. 2006. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge lead poisoning of Laysan Albatross chicks: 2006 summary report.
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Wanless, R. M.; Aguirre-Muñoz, A.; Angel, A.; Jacobsen, J. K.; Keitt, B. S.; McCann, J. 2009. Birds of Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121(4): 745-751.
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Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., Granholm, C., Osterlund, H., Steutermann, K., Savre. T. 2014. Breeding performance of Laysan Albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) in a foster parent program. Marine Ornithology 42: 99-103.
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