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Competitive Ability of Differently Sized Daphnia Species: An Experimental Test

Utz Tillmann AG Planktonökologie Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie, Postfach 165, Plön, 2320, W. Germany
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Winfried Lampert AG Planktonökologie Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie, Postfach 165, Plön, 2320, W. Germany
Pages 311-323 | Received 30 Oct 1983, Accepted 29 Dec 1983, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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