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ARTICLE

Assessment of the Risks of Transgenic Fluorescent Ornamental Fishes to the United States Using the Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit (FISK)

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Pages 817-829 | Received 03 Sep 2013, Accepted 16 Dec 2013, Published online: 02 May 2014

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