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Efficacy of Commercially Available Quaternary Ammonium Compounds for Controlling New Zealand Mudsnails Potamopyrgus antipodarum

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Pages 277-284 | Received 08 Jan 2015, Accepted 08 Nov 2015, Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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