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Fields of papers citing papers by James D. Williams
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Williams, James D., et al.. (2017). First-year composition and transfer: a quantitative study. University of Bedfordshire Repository (University of Bedfordshire).
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Williams, James D. & Robert Elliott Allinson. (2016). Key Pedagogic Thinkers: Jean Baudrillard. University of Bedfordshire Repository (University of Bedfordshire). 6(2).
Williams, James D., et al.. (2003). Morphological variation in glochidia shells of six species of Elliptio from Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast drainages in the southeastern United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116(3). 719–731.8 indexed citations
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Williams, James D., et al.. (2002). The unionid (Bivalvia) fauna of the Sipsey River in northwestern Alabama, an aquatic hotspot. American Malacological Bulletin. 17. 1–15.13 indexed citations
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Williams, James D.. (2002). Ideas and evidence in science: the portrayal of scientists in GCSE textbooks. Figshare. 84(307). 89–101.6 indexed citations
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Marelli, Dan C., et al.. (2001). Establishment of the green mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) (Mollusca: Mytilidae) on the West Coast of Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research. 20(1). 21–29.53 indexed citations
Turgeon, Donna D., James Quinn, Arthur E. Bogan, et al.. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada : Mollusks.341 indexed citations
Williams, James D.. (1974). Withdrawal of rifamide.. BMJ. 3(5922). 44.2–44.1 indexed citations
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