The oxygen consumption of intact crabs and excised gills as a function of decreased salinity
โ Scribed by Elizabeth N. King
- Book ID
- 115829754
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1965
- Weight
- 565 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-406X
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