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Role of morphometry in determining the feeding success of small freshwater fish species: Multivariate analysis of Amblypharyngodon mola, Puntius ticto, and Esomus danricus Cover

Role of morphometry in determining the feeding success of small freshwater fish species: Multivariate analysis of Amblypharyngodon mola, Puntius ticto, and Esomus danricus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2015-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2545-059X | Journal ISSN: 2545-0255
Language: English
Page range: 79 - 90
Submitted on: Mar 4, 2015
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Accepted on: Jun 3, 2015
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Published on: Jul 29, 2015
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