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Original Articles

Behavioural responses in the sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) to permanent magnets and pulsed magnetic fields

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Pages 41-56 | Received 20 Jul 2020, Accepted 30 Jan 2021, Published online: 20 Mar 2021

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