Effects of a thermal effluent on macroinvertebrates in a central Texas reservoir

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 110-120

  Wellborn, Gary A ^a   Robinson, James V ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0029983965     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426636     Document Type: Article

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