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Ramírez, P., Barrera, G. & Rosas, C. Effects of chromium and cadmium upon respiration and survival ofCallinectes similis . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 850–857 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702055
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