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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Contrasting patterns of amphipod dispersion in a seagrass meadow between day and night: consistency through a lunar cycle

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Pages 56-65 | Received 29 Dec 2014, Accepted 01 Jul 2015, Published online: 29 Oct 2015

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