Pollutant exposure and effects in sharks and their relatives

Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 491-537

  Gelsleichter, James ^a   Walker, Christina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420080483     Document Type: Chapter

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