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Self-Thinning in a Space-Limited Rocky Intertidal BarnacleSystemAuthor(s): Claver Sibomana, Xin Jia, Yun-Peng Qiu & Gen-Xuan WangSource: Annales Zoologici Fennici, 50():64-70. 2013.Published By: Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing BoardDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5735/086.050.0105URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.5735/086.050.0105

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