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A recurring population of the sea hare Bursatella hirsuta (Gastropoda: Aplysiidae) at Rottnest Island, Western Australia

Fred E. Wellsa School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia;b Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Cindy Besseyc CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia;d Oceans Research Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4081-0214
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Marthe Monique Gagnona School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3190-5094
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John K. Keesingc CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia;d Oceans Research Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-2144
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Jane Princee School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0308-3609
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Pages 285-288 | Received 24 Sep 2021, Published online: 24 Nov 2021

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