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ARTICLE

Discrimination of Juvenile Red Snapper Otolith Chemical Signatures from Gulf of Mexico Nursery Regions

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Pages 587-598 | Received 07 Feb 2012, Accepted 05 Jun 2012, Published online: 10 Sep 2012

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