Stramonita haemastoma as a bioindicator for organotin contamination in coastal environments
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Imposex in Stramonita haemastoma from coastal sites of Cartagena, Colombia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Environmental Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0141-1136
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.03.001