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“Nutritional geometry and macronutrient variation in the diets of gannets: the challenges in marine field studies”

Alice H. Tait1, David Raubenheimer2, Karen A. Stockin1, Monika Merriman1 and Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska2, 1, #

1 Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 102 904 North Shore MSC, Auckland, New Zealand.

2 The Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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Table 1 Gannet species, geographic locations, prey species and diet, percent (dry matter) macronutrient composition (protein, lipid and rest (100-(% protein + % lipid).

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