Oxygen consumption by a coral reef sponge
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Oxygen consumption by a coral reef sponge.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1477-9145,0022-0949
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015420