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Toxicity to and oxygen consumption of the freshwater snailThiara (Stenomelania) torulosa (bruguiere) in relation to organophosphorus insecticide exposure

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    Ch. Bharathi & D. G. V. Prasada Rao

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Bharathi, C., Prasada Rao, D.G.V. Toxicity to and oxygen consumption of the freshwater snailThiara (Stenomelania) torulosa (bruguiere) in relation to organophosphorus insecticide exposure. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 773–777 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700402

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