Spatiotemporal variation in foraging ecology and mercury concentrations in ringed seals and bearded seals across a latitudinal gradient in the eastern Canadian Arctic
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- 24 July 2025
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Environmental Research
- Vol. 285 (Pt 3) , 122437
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Funding Information
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- University of Windsor
- University of Waterloo
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- University of Winnipeg
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