Life cycle characteristics and reproductive patterns of idotea spp. (Isopoda) in the limfjord, Denmark

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Life cycle characteristics and reproductive patterns of idotea spp. (Isopoda) in the limfjord, Denmark. / Kroer, Niels.

In: Ophelia, Vol. 30, No. 1, 01.01.1989, p. 63-74.

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Kroer, N 1989, 'Life cycle characteristics and reproductive patterns of idotea spp. (Isopoda) in the limfjord, Denmark', Ophelia, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1989.10430837

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Kroer, N. (1989). Life cycle characteristics and reproductive patterns of idotea spp. (Isopoda) in the limfjord, Denmark. Ophelia, 30(1), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1989.10430837

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Kroer N. Life cycle characteristics and reproductive patterns of idotea spp. (Isopoda) in the limfjord, Denmark. Ophelia. 1989 Jan 1;30(1):63-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1989.10430837

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Kroer, Niels. / Life cycle characteristics and reproductive patterns of idotea spp. (Isopoda) in the limfjord, Denmark. In: Ophelia. 1989 ; Vol. 30, No. 1. pp. 63-74.

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