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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Reproductive biology of Lychnorhiza lucerna (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae): Individual traits related to sexual reproduction

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Pages 255-264 | Received 10 Mar 2011, Accepted 16 Jul 2011, Published online: 09 Feb 2012

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