Simple staining method for differentiating live and dead marine zooplankton in field samples

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 7, Issue AUG., 2009, Pages 585-594

  Elliott, David T ^a   Tang, Kam W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

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EID: 70350520874     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2009.7.585     Document Type: Article

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