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Temperature preference as an indicator of the chronic toxicity of cupric ions to mozambique tilapia

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    Timothy J. Welch, Jay R. Stauffer Jr. & Raymond P. Morgan II

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Welch, T.J., Stauffer, J.R. & Morgan, R.P. Temperature preference as an indicator of the chronic toxicity of cupric ions to mozambique tilapia. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 761–768 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702000

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