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Trophic niche overlap between non-indigenous round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, and native fishes in tributaries of the lower Danube River (Bulgaria) Cover

Trophic niche overlap between non-indigenous round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, and native fishes in tributaries of the lower Danube River (Bulgaria)

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2022-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2545-059X | Journal ISSN: 2545-0255
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 13
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2022
Accepted on: Mar 29, 2022
Published on: Jun 14, 2022
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