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Assessing the accuracy of drift‐dive estimates of brown trout (Salmo trutta) abundance in two New Zealand rivers: A mark‐resighting study

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Pages 269-275 | Received 15 Jun 2000, Accepted 29 Jan 2001, Published online: 29 Mar 2010

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