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ARTICLE

Body Condition Correlates with Instantaneous Growth in Stream-Dwelling Rainbow Trout and Arctic Grayling

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Pages 747-755 | Received 30 Jun 2012, Accepted 09 Jan 2013, Published online: 09 Apr 2013

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