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Stable isotope analysis as a tool for elasmobranch conservation research: a primer for non-specialists

D. S. Shiffman A B F , A. J. Gallagher A B , M. D. Boyle C , C. M. Hammerschlag-Peyer D and N. Hammerschlag A B E
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A Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, PO Box 248202, Coral Gables, FL 33 124, USA.

B RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33 149, USA.

C Pacific Shark Research Center, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 95 039, USA.

D Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FL 33 181, USA.

E Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33 149, USA.

F Corresponding author. Email: David.Shiffman@gmail.com

Marine and Freshwater Research 63(7) 635-643 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF11235
Submitted: 24 October 2011  Accepted: 30 April 2012   Published: 2 July 2012



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