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60 ÍSLENZKAR LANDBÚNAÐARRANNSÓKNIR
þessum mælingum voru eistun 15% stærri eistna eftir árstíðum og hugsanleg tengsl
á haustin en á vorin, að meðaltali. í álykt- við dagsbirtu, með hliðsjón af erlendum
unum er fjallað um breytingar á stærð rannsóknarniðurstöðum á þessu sviði.
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