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An apparatus for sampling gut contents of large, living fishes

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Apparatus and methods are described and illustrated for flushing and retaining gut contents from large, living fishes with water supplied by a 12 volt portable pump.

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  1. James G. Hamilton

    Present address: Department of Biology, Trent University Peterborough, K9J 7B8, Canada

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  1. Department of Ichthyology and Herpetology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, M5S 2C6, Canada

    Edwin J. Crossman

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A1, Canada

    James G. Hamilton

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Crossman, E.J., Hamilton, J.G. An apparatus for sampling gut contents of large, living fishes. Environ Biol Fish 3, 297–300 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00001456

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