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Predation and parasitism as factors affectingSphaerium transversum (Say) populations in Pool 19, Mississippi river

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  1. William F. Gale

    Present address: Ichthyological Associates, R. D. 1, Berwick, Pennsylvania

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  1. Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State University, 50010, Ames, Iowa, USA

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Journal Paper No. J-7258 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Project 1374. A contribution from the Iowa Cooperative Fishery Unit sponsored by the Iowa State Conservation Commission, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (U. S. Department of Interior). (Contract 14-16-0003-12204).

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Gale, W.F. Predation and parasitism as factors affectingSphaerium transversum (Say) populations in Pool 19, Mississippi river. Res Popul Ecol 14, 169–187 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518842

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