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Assignment to breeding and wintering grounds using stable isotopes: a comment on lessons learned by Rocque et al.

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We thank Staffan Bensch, Jeff Kelly, and Peter Pyle for helpful discussion that improved the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Animal Ecology, Lund University, Ecology Building, Sölvegatan 37, 22362, Lund, Sweden

    Keith W. Larson

  2. Klamath Bird Observatory, PO Box 758, Ashland, OR, 97520, USA

    Keith W. Larson

  3. Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 3H5, Canada

    Keith A. Hobson

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Larson, K.W., Hobson, K.A. Assignment to breeding and wintering grounds using stable isotopes: a comment on lessons learned by Rocque et al.. J Ornithol 150, 709–712 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-009-0408-0

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