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Research Article

Swarms of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto gaudichaudii along the False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa) coastline

Michael Kenneth BrownDepartment of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark John GibbonsDepartment of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8320-8151
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Pages 487-491 | Received 29 Mar 2022, Accepted 09 Jun 2022, Published online: 11 Jul 2022

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