Stable isotopes link diet to avian yolk carotenoid allocation: a comparative study of five auk species (Charadriiformes: Alcidae).

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Published in Physiol Biochem Zool on April 15, 2010

Authors

J Mark Hipfner1, Keith A Hobson, James Dale, Kevin J McGraw

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Wildlife Ecology, RR 1 5421 Robertson Road, Delta, British Columbia V4K 3N2, Canada. mark.hipfner@ec.gc.ca

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