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Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and Salinity Tolerances of Five Prairie Stream Fishes and Their Role in Explaining Fish Assemblage Patterns

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Pages 742-749 | Received 16 Oct 2000, Accepted 30 Mar 2001, Published online: 09 Jan 2011

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