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Original Articles

Food Habits of Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon and Adult Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Missouri River Downstream of Fort Randall Dam, South Dakota

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Pages 81-92 | Received 14 Jul 2006, Accepted 05 Oct 2006, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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