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Original Articles

Comparative sensitivity of a tropical mysid Metamysidopsis insularis and the temperate species Americamysis bahia to six toxicants

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Pages 779-785 | Received 28 Sep 2007, Accepted 11 Oct 2007, Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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