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Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen
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Original Articles

Trophic fractionation and the effects of diet switch on the carbon stable isotopic ‘signatures’ of pelagic consumers

Pages 3187-3191 | Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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