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Camila Fernanda Moser, Renata Krentz Farina, Amanda Caroline Dudczak, Alexandro Marques Tozetti, Rodrigo Lingnau
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Rhonda Reidy, Stephane Gauthier, Thomas Doniol-Valcroze, Matthew A. A. Lemay, Rute B. G. Clemente-Carvalho, Laura L. E. Cowen, Francis Juanes
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AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Peng-peng Wang, Fang Zhang, Song Sun
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Xiaohong Sun, Minpeng Song, Zhengguang Li, Yan Song, Xiaonan Yuan, Bing Dong, Lu Zhang, Lixin Zhu, Zhenlin Liang
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Enrico Lunghi, Claudia Corti, Marta Biaggini, Yahui Zhao, Fabio Cianferoni
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Netalie Francis, Lambert H. B. Kanga, Catharine M. Mannion, Muhammad Haseeb, Anthony Ananga, Jesusa Crisostomo Legaspi
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Andrew J. Lankow, Rita S. Mehta
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