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Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen

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Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. / Grey, Jonathan.
In: Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Vol. 10, No. 3, 09.2001, p. 168-176.

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Grey, J 2001, 'Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen', Ecology of Freshwater Fish, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 168-176. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0633.2001.100306.x

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Grey, J. (2001). Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 10(3), 168-176. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0633.2001.100306.x

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Grey J. Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 2001 Sept;10(3):168-176. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0633.2001.100306.x

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Grey, Jonathan. / Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. In: Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 2001 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 168-176.

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