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A model to estimate seabird field metabolic rates. / Dunn, Ruth; White, Craig R.; Green, Jonathan.
In: Biology Letters, Vol. 14, No. 6, 20180190, 30.06.2018.

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Dunn R, White CR, Green J. A model to estimate seabird field metabolic rates. Biology Letters. 2018 Jun 30;14(6):20180190. Epub 2018 Jun 6. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0190, 10.6084/m9.figshare.4765906.v7, 10.6084/m9.figshare.5972692.v2

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Dunn, Ruth ; White, Craig R. ; Green, Jonathan. / A model to estimate seabird field metabolic rates. In: Biology Letters. 2018 ; Vol. 14, No. 6.

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