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Exploitation of a deep-water algal maximum by Daphnia: a stable-isotope tracer study. / Lampert, Winfried; Grey, Jonathan.
Developments in Hydrobiology: A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J. Dumont. ed. / Koen Martens. Vol. 171 Dordrecht: Springer, 2003. p. 95-101 (Developments in Hydrobiology).

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Lampert, W & Grey, J 2003, Exploitation of a deep-water algal maximum by Daphnia: a stable-isotope tracer study. in K Martens (ed.), Developments in Hydrobiology: A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J. Dumont. vol. 171, Developments in Hydrobiology, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1084-9_6

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Lampert, W., & Grey, J. (2003). Exploitation of a deep-water algal maximum by Daphnia: a stable-isotope tracer study. In K. Martens (Ed.), Developments in Hydrobiology: A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J. Dumont (Vol. 171, pp. 95-101). (Developments in Hydrobiology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1084-9_6

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Lampert W, Grey J. Exploitation of a deep-water algal maximum by Daphnia: a stable-isotope tracer study. In Martens K, editor, Developments in Hydrobiology: A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J. Dumont. Vol. 171. Dordrecht: Springer. 2003. p. 95-101. (Developments in Hydrobiology). doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1084-9_6

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Lampert, Winfried ; Grey, Jonathan. / Exploitation of a deep-water algal maximum by Daphnia : a stable-isotope tracer study. Developments in Hydrobiology: A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J. Dumont. editor / Koen Martens. Vol. 171 Dordrecht : Springer, 2003. pp. 95-101 (Developments in Hydrobiology).

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