The effect of some preservatives and freezing on certain body dimensions of two species of the family Mullidae collected from Benghazi waters, Libya

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-135

  Al Hassan, L A J ^a   Bujawari, J A ^b   El Silini, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

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EID: 1242323909     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2000.30.2.12     Document Type: Article

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