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Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies Volume 50, 2014 - Issue 3: Special Issue: Application of stable isotope analysis in mammalian ecology
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Applications of stable isotope analysis in mammalian ecology

W. David WalterUS Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Carolyn M. KurleDivision of Biological Sciences, Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution Section, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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John B. Hopkins IIIDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA;Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Pages 287-290 | Received 02 May 2014, Accepted 05 May 2014, Published online: 11 Jul 2014

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