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First Insights into the Vertical Patterns of Size Distribution, Abundance, and Spatial Aggregation of the Sea Urchin Pseudechinus magellanicus on a Wave-exposed Rocky Shore in San Jorge Gulf, Argentina

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  • 1. Laboratorio de Bentos Costero Patagónico. Instituto de Desarrollo Costero (LBCP - IDC). Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB). Ciudad Universitaria, Ruta Provincial 1 s/n. Comodoro Rivadavia (CP 9000), Chubut, Argentina. *Correspondence: E-mail: gil_damian@hotmail.com (Gil) & Departamento de Biología y Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud, UNPSJB
  • 2. Laboratorio de Bentos Costero Patagónico. Instituto de Desarrollo Costero (LBCP - IDC). Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB). Ciudad Universitaria, Ruta Provincial 1 s/n. Comodoro Rivadavia (CP 9000), Chubut, Argentina. *Correspondence: E-mail: gil_damian@hotmail.com (Gil)

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Gil, Damián Gaspar, Zaixso, Héctor Eliseo (2025): First Insights into the Vertical Patterns of Size Distribution, Abundance, and Spatial Aggregation of the Sea Urchin Pseudechinus magellanicus on a Wave-exposed Rocky Shore in San Jorge Gulf, Argentina. Zoological Studies 64 (8): 1-12, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2025.64-08, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16970639

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