Short-term effects of formalin and ethanol fixation and preservation techniques on weight and size of fish eggs

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1472-1479

  Frimpong, E A ^a   Henebry, M L ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84922502011     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2012.694832     Document Type: Article

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