Gut evacuation rates and ingestion rates of Eudiaptomus graciloides measured by means of the gut fluorescence method

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Gut evacuation rates and ingestion rates of Eudiaptomus graciloides measured by means of the gut fluorescence method. / Christoffersen, Kirsten; Jespersen, Anne Mette.

In: Journal of Plankton Research, Vol. 8, No. 5, 1986, p. 973-983.

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Christoffersen, K & Jespersen, AM 1986, 'Gut evacuation rates and ingestion rates of Eudiaptomus graciloides measured by means of the gut fluorescence method', Journal of Plankton Research, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 973-983. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/8.5.973

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Christoffersen, K., & Jespersen, A. M. (1986). Gut evacuation rates and ingestion rates of Eudiaptomus graciloides measured by means of the gut fluorescence method. Journal of Plankton Research, 8(5), 973-983. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/8.5.973

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Christoffersen K, Jespersen AM. Gut evacuation rates and ingestion rates of Eudiaptomus graciloides measured by means of the gut fluorescence method. Journal of Plankton Research. 1986;8(5):973-983. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/8.5.973

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Christoffersen, Kirsten ; Jespersen, Anne Mette. / Gut evacuation rates and ingestion rates of Eudiaptomus graciloides measured by means of the gut fluorescence method. In: Journal of Plankton Research. 1986 ; Vol. 8, No. 5. pp. 973-983.

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