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Sadeghi, P., Koohkan, O., & Moradi, A. (2020). Histopathological lesions of gill tissue in John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii) and Javelin grunter (Pomadasys kaakan) in the Oman Sea. Journal of Animal Environment, 12(3), 123-130. doi: 10.22034/aej.2020.112925
MLA
Parvin Sadeghi; Omid Koohkan; Ameneh Moradi. "Histopathological lesions of gill tissue in John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii) and Javelin grunter (Pomadasys kaakan) in the Oman Sea". Journal of Animal Environment, 12, 3, 2020, 123-130. doi: 10.22034/aej.2020.112925
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Sadeghi, P., Koohkan, O., Moradi, A. (2020). 'Histopathological lesions of gill tissue in John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii) and Javelin grunter (Pomadasys kaakan) in the Oman Sea', Journal of Animal Environment, 12(3), pp. 123-130. doi: 10.22034/aej.2020.112925
VANCOUVER
Sadeghi, P., Koohkan, O., Moradi, A. Histopathological lesions of gill tissue in John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii) and Javelin grunter (Pomadasys kaakan) in the Oman Sea. Journal of Animal Environment, 2020; 12(3): 123-130. doi: 10.22034/aej.2020.112925
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