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Effect of cadmium on oviposition and egg viability inChironomus riparius (Diptera: Chironomidae)

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  1. Department of Applied Biology, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 13, CF1 3XF, Cardiff, UK

    Kendall A. Williams, David W. J. Green, David Pascoe & Deborah E. Gower

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Williams, K.A., Green, D.W.J., Pascoe, D. et al. Effect of cadmium on oviposition and egg viability inChironomus riparius (Diptera: Chironomidae). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38, 86–90 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606563

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