Fungi in the diet of three benthic invertebrate species

Bolletino di zoologia

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1982, Pages 99-105

  Fano, Elisa Anna ^a   Rossi, Loreto ^a   Basset, Alberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 84910540264     PISSN: 03734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250008209439377     Document Type: Article

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