Poor reproducibility and inference in hydrogen-stable-isotope studies of avian movement: A Reply to Wunder et al. (2009)

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 926-931

  Smith, Adam D ^a   Wittenberg , Sara ^d   Goodrich , Laurie ^e   Smith, Kim Berly G ^d   Lott, Casey A ^b   Donohue, Kara C ^c   Smith, Jeff P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e Hawk Mountain Sanctuary   (United States)

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EID: 73449098953     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.126.4.3     Document Type: Letter

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