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Endocrinology and fish farming: Aspects in reproduction, growth, and smoltification

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Zohar, Y. Endocrinology and fish farming: Aspects in reproduction, growth, and smoltification. Fish Physiol Biochem 7, 395–405 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00004734

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