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Relationships between condition factors, parasite load and paternity in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus

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Neff, B., Cargnelli, L. Relationships between condition factors, parasite load and paternity in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus . Environmental Biology of Fishes 71, 297–304 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-004-1263-8

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