Factors affecting feeding selectivity in herbivorous Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)

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Factors affecting feeding selectivity in herbivorous Ascoglossa (Mollusca : Opisthobranchia). / Jensen, Kathe R.

In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Vol. 66, No. 2, 21.01.1983, p. 135-148.

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Jensen, KR 1983, 'Factors affecting feeding selectivity in herbivorous Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 135-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(83)90035-7

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Jensen, K. R. (1983). Factors affecting feeding selectivity in herbivorous Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 66(2), 135-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(83)90035-7

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Jensen KR. Factors affecting feeding selectivity in herbivorous Ascoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 1983 Jan 21;66(2):135-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(83)90035-7

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Jensen, Kathe R. / Factors affecting feeding selectivity in herbivorous Ascoglossa (Mollusca : Opisthobranchia). In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 1983 ; Vol. 66, No. 2. pp. 135-148.

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