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Studies on the plankton of the east coast of India

I. Seasonal variation in the fat content of the plankton and its relationship to phytoplankters and fisheries

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Subrahmanyan, R., Sen Gupta, R. Studies on the plankton of the east coast of India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 57, 1–14 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053879

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