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Original Articles

Early life stage toxicity tests with a saltwater fish: Effects of eight chemicals on survival, growth, and development of sheepshead minnows (cyprinodon variegatus)

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Pages 225-240 | Received 18 Sep 1980, Accepted 15 Dec 1980, Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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