Otolith chemistry to determine movements of diadromous and freshwater fish

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Issue		Aquat. Living Resour. Volume 18, Number 3, July-September 2005


Page(s)		291 - 300
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/alr:2005033
Published online		15 November 2005

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