Site-specific attachment of Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia: Unionidae) glochidia on two new fish hosts translocated in Lake Trasimeno (Italy) | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning

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Issue		Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst. Number 424, 2023 Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning


Article Number		9
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023006
Published online		05 April 2023

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