From southern swamps to cosmopolitan model: Humanity’s unfinished history with mosquitofish

@article{Fryxell2021FromSS,
  title={From southern swamps to cosmopolitan model: Humanity’s unfinished history with mosquitofish},
  author={David C. Fryxell and Emma R. Moffett and Michael T. Kinnison and Kevin S. Simon and Eric P. Palkovacs},
  journal={Fish and Fisheries},
  year={2021}
}
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