Stable isotopes and the metabolism of the European cave bear

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 177-181

  Nelson, D E ^a   Angerbjorn A ^b   Liden K ^b   Turk, I ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Cave bears; Hibernation; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031713824     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050577     Document Type: Article

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