Applying Isotopic Methods to Tracking Animal Movements

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 45-78

  Hobson, Keith A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 41549168762     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(07)00003-6     Document Type: Review

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