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Holdway, D.A. (2005). Hydra Population Reproduction Toxicity Test Method. In: Blaise, C., Férard, JF. (eds) Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3120-3_12
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