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Primitive fishes: environmental adaptations and persistence

McKenzie DJ, Farrell AP, Brauner CJ (eds) (2007) Primitive fishes, Vol. 26, Fish physiology, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 562 pp, US$94.50

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Clemens, B.J. Primitive fishes: environmental adaptations and persistence. Environ Biol Fish 85, 91–95 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-009-9479-2

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