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Original Articles

Habitat Use and Shift of Two Sympatric Freshwater Sculpins (Cottus pollux and Cottus hangiongensis) during the Spawning and Non-Spawning Seasons

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Pages 341-346 | Received 02 Jan 2008, Accepted 07 Mar 2008, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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