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Palatability of living and dead detached Antarctic macroalgae to consumers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2012

Charles D. Amsler ,
James B. Mcclintock  and
Bill J. Baker
Charles D. Amsler*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA
James B. Mcclintock
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA
Bill J. Baker
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
*
amsler@uab.edu
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Biological Sciences
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Antarctic Science , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 589 - 590
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2012

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