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Dutta, H.M., Nassar, S.S.T., Munshi, J.S.D. et al. Behavioral changes in an air-breathing fish, Anabas testudineus, exposed to malathion. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 80–86 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197361
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