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Heavy metal bioaccumulation and effects on waterhyacinth weevils,Neochetina eichhorniae, feeding on waterhyacinth,Eichhornia crassipes

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  1. Center for Alluvial Plains Studies, Delta State University, 38733, Cleveland, MS

    Stratford H. Kay & William T. Haller

  2. Center for Aquatic Weeds, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, FL

    Stratford H. Kay & William T. Haller

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Kay, S.H., Haller, W.T. Heavy metal bioaccumulation and effects on waterhyacinth weevils,Neochetina eichhorniae, feeding on waterhyacinth,Eichhornia crassipes . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 239–245 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607756

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