Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios in multiple tissues of the northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus: implications for dietary and migratory reconstructions

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  2002

• Venue

  Marine Ecology Progress Series

• Publication date

  2002-07-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3354/MEPS236289
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