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Original Articles

Movements of shortfinned eels, Anguilla australis, in Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand: Results from mark‐recapture studies and sonic tracking

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Pages 371-381 | Received 08 Jan 1996, Accepted 21 May 1996, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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