Use of stable isotopes in tropical biology;El uso de isótopos estables en biologia tropical

Interciencia

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Santiago, Louis S ^a   Silvera, Katia ^b   Andrade, José Luis ^c   Dawson, Todd E ^d  

^a EEUU ^*  (United States)

^b Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales   (Panama)

^c Centro de Investigación   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 27844579673     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: 03781844     Source Type: Journal    
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