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Cadmium uptake from seawater and food by the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus

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  1. Western Australia Marine Research Laboratories, P.O. Box 20, 6020, North Beach, Australia

    K. A. Francesconi, E. J. Moore & J. S. Edmonds

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Francesconi, K.A., Moore, E.J. & Edmonds, J.S. Cadmium uptake from seawater and food by the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 219–223 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192036

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