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Original Articles

Prey selection and dietary overlap of shortfinned (Anguilla australis) and longfinned (A. dieffenbachii) eels during summer in the Horokiwi Stream, New Zealand

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Pages 931-939 | Received 19 Nov 2004, Accepted 23 Feb 2005, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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