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Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen
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XII. Ecology of Aquatic Organisms. 3. Animals

Experimental comparison of radium-226 and calcium-45 kinetics in the freshwater mussel, Velesunio angasi

With 4 figures and 4 tables in the text

Pages 2193-2201 | Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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