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Stable isotopes in adipose tissue fatty acids as indicators of diet in arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Caroline M. Pond  and
Iain Gilmour
Caroline M. Pond
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
Iain Gilmour
Affiliation:
Planetary Sciences Research Institute, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
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Symposium on ‘Nutrition of wild and captive wild animals’ Plenary Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , November 1997 , pp. 1067 - 1081
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