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Effects of phthalate esters on the locomotor activity of the freshwater amphipodGammarus pulex

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    Anders Thurén

  2. Department of Ecology, Ecotoxicology, University of Lund, Ecology Building, Helgonav 5, S-223 62, Lund, Sweden

    Per Woin

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Thurén, A., Woin, P. Effects of phthalate esters on the locomotor activity of the freshwater amphipodGammarus pulex . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 159–166 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688270

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