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Original Articles

Spatial Patterns of Fish Assemblage Structure in a Tributary System of the Upper Colorado River Basin

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Pages 673-680 | Received 24 Apr 2006, Accepted 14 Aug 2006, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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