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Pascoe, D., Kedwards, T.J., Blockwell, S.J. et al. Gammarus pulex (L.) feeding bioassay—Effects of parasitism. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 629–632 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196046
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