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A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DESICCATION, TEMPERATURE, AND SALINITY AS FACTORS CONTROLLING THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INTERTIDAL MARINE GASTROPODS IN FALSE BAY, SOUTH AFRICA

G. J. Broekhuysen Ph.D. Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town
Pages 255-292 | Published online: 01 Apr 2010

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