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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Diet composition of the large scyphozoan jellyfish Chrysaora plocamia in a highly productive upwelling centre off northern Chile

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Pages 791-798 | Accepted 18 Oct 2013, Published online: 22 Apr 2014

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