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Original Articles

Food of Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) from Heated and Unheated Areas of a Power Plant Cooling Reservoir

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Pages 325-334 | Received 12 Sep 1983, Accepted 07 Nov 1983, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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