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Resistance of temperature tolerance ability of green sunfish to cadmium exposure

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Carrier, R., Beitinger, T.L. Resistance of temperature tolerance ability of green sunfish to cadmium exposure. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 475–480 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688369

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