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ARTICLE

Spatial and Temporal Variation in Otolith Chemistry of Juvenile Atlantic Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay

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Pages 1061-1071 | Received 11 Jul 2013, Accepted 21 Jan 2014, Published online: 02 Jul 2014

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