Effects of formaldehyde preservation on biometrical characters, biomass and biochemical composition of Acartia clausi (Copepoda, Calanoida)

Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-106

  Kapiris, K ^a   Miliou, H ^a   Moraitou Apostolopoulou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 0002255199     PISSN: 01743597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02908757     Document Type: Article

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