Habitat use, urea production and spawning in the gulf toadfishOpsanus beta
β Scribed by John F. Barimo; Joseph E. Serafy; Peter E. Frezza; Patrick J. Walsh
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 468 KB
- Volume
- 150
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-3162
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