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Original Articles

Growth and Abundance of the Crayfish Orconectes propinouus in a Hard Water and a Soft Water Stream

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Pages 329-340 | Received 09 Jul 1993, Accepted 11 Oct 1993, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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