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Research Papers

Thermal constraints on the respiration and excretion rates of krill, Euphausia hanseni and Nematoscelis megalops, in the northern Benguela upwelling system off Namibia

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Pages 391-399 | Received 20 Dec 2011, Accepted 25 Apr 2012, Published online: 25 Oct 2012

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