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Title: Novel Husbandry Practices Result in Rapid Rates of Growth and Sexual Maturation Without Impacting Adult Behavior in the Blind Mexican Cavefish
Award ID(s):
1933076 2202359
NSF-PAR ID:
10471630
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Mary Ann Liebery, Inc publishers
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Zebrafish
Volume:
20
Issue:
2
ISSN:
1545-8547
Page Range / eLocation ID:
86 to 94
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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