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Salinity tolerance of the bivalve Solen cylindraceus (Hanley, 1843) (Mollusca: Euheterodonta: Solenidae) in the St Lucia Estuary

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Nel, H. A., Perissinotto, R., Taylor, R. H., Carrasco, N. K. (2011): Salinity tolerance of the bivalve Solen cylindraceus (Hanley, 1843) (Mollusca: Euheterodonta: Solenidae) in the St Lucia Estuary. African Invertebrates 52 (2): 575, DOI: 10.5733/afin.052.0217, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.052.0217

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