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Sublethal effects of crude oil on a cold-water marine leech,Johanssonia arctica, following chronic exposure

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  1. Department of Biology and Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1C 5S7, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

    R. A. Khan

  2. Department of Fisheries & Oceans, P.O. Box 5667, A1C 5X1, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

    J. W. Kiceniuk

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Khan, R.A., Kiceniuk, J.W. Sublethal effects of crude oil on a cold-water marine leech,Johanssonia arctica, following chronic exposure. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 590–596 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701940

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