Fin-icky samples: An assessment of shark fin as a source material for stable isotope analysis

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 9, Issue NOVEMBER, 2011, Pages 524-532

  Hussey, Nigel E ^a   Chapman, Demian D ^b   Donnelly, Erin ^a   Abercrombie, Debra L ^c   Fisk, Aaron T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Abercrombie and Fish   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINUS PEREZI; CARCHARHINUS PEREZII; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84855608562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2011.9.524     Document Type: Article

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