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  1. Insititute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 99775, Fairbanks, AK, USA

    M. Ben-David

  2. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 99775, Fairbanks, AK, USA

    D. M. Schell

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Ben-David, M., Schell, D.M. Mixing models in analyses of diet using multiple stable isotopes: a response. Oecologia 127, 180–184 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420000570

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