Acute Toxicity of Ammonia and Nitrite to Shortnose Sturgeon Fingerlings

Progressive Fish-Culturist

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-318

  Fontenot, Q C ^a   Isely, J J ^a   Tomasso, J R ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032418554     PISSN: 00330779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8640(1998)060<0315:ATOAAN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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