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Suitability of commercially available spring waters as standard medium for culturingDaphnia magna

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Viganó, L. Suitability of commercially available spring waters as standard medium for culturingDaphnia magna . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 775–782 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701149

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