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Asexual reproduction of Nausithoe aurea (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Coronatae) induced by sterile polystyrene dishes

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    06 Nov 2007
  • Date of issue
    Sept 2007

History

  • Accepted
    04 May 2007
  • Reviewed
    16 Apr 2007
  • Received
    25 Nov 2006
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