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Initial Survey of Plasma Vitellogenin and Gonadal Development in Male Carp (Cyprinus carpio) From Three Locations in New Jersey, USA

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Jim Hartobey and Kelly Davis for their assistance with electrofishing. Funding was provided by the Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, Fish and Wildlife Health Project FW-69-R8, and the New Jersey Hunters and Anglers Fund.

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  1. New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics, P.O. Box 394, Lebanon, NJ, 08833, USA

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Stansley, W., Washuta, E.J. Initial Survey of Plasma Vitellogenin and Gonadal Development in Male Carp (Cyprinus carpio) From Three Locations in New Jersey, USA. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 181–185 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9011-3

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