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THE ingenious hypothesis proposed by Dr. D. W. Tucker1 to explain the complex problems of the biology of the European eel presents in my opinion some heavy difficulties. I believe it therefore necessary to offer some observations with the intention of clarifying the question.
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D'ANCONA, U. Old and New Solutions to the Eel Problem. Nature 183, 1405 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831405a0
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