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Ebere, A.G., Akintonwa, A. Acute toxicity of pesticides to Gobius sp., Palaemonetes africanus, and Desmocaris trispimosa . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 588–592 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196303
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