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Jacob Burbank
Back to facultyResearch Scientist | Gulf Fisheries Centre, Marine Fish and Mammals, Fisheries and Oceans CanadaDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Waterloo
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The influence of thermal cues on the reproductive phenology of Silver Shiner, Notropis photogenis.
Journal of fish biology · 2022 · first author
1 publications.
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The influence of thermal cues on the reproductive phenology of Silver Shiner, Notropis photogenis.
Burbank J, Drake DAR, Power M
Journal of fish biology2022First author
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