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Fate of Freshwater Mussels Transplanted to Formerly Polluted Reaches of the Clinch and North Fork Holston Rivers, Virginia

Robert J. Sheehan U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
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Richard J. Neves U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
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Helen E. Kitchel U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
Pages 139-149 | Received 11 Jan 1989, Accepted 09 Apr 1989, Published online: 11 Jan 2011

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