CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that tissues from deceased penguins can be isotopically representative of tissues obtained from the living population, despite the cause of death, and support the use of opportunistic sampling in stable isotope analyses. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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Wanted: dead or alive? Isotopic analysis (δ(13) C and δ(15) N) of Pygoscelis penguin chick tissues supports opportunistic sampling.