Effect of clearing and staining on fish length

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1998, Pages 346-353

  Mabee, Paula M ^a,b   Aldridge, Eron ^a   Warren, Edward ^a   Helenurm, Kaius ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0032079876     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447428     Document Type: Article

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