Measuring the body composition of antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella): Validation of hydrogen isotope dilution

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-116

  Arnould, John P Y ^a   Boyd, Lan L ^a   Speakman, John R ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001941140     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/physzool.69.1.30164202     Document Type: Article

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