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Bowlby, H.D. & Dicken, M.L. & Towne, A.V. & Rogers, T. & Waries, S. & Kock, A. (2024)
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Carpenter, M. & Parker, D. & Dicken, M.L. & Griffiths, C.L. (2023)
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Bowlby, H.D. & Dicken, M.L. & Towner, A.V. & Waries, S. & Rogers, T. & Kock, A. (2023)
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Klein, J.D. & Maduna, S.N. & Dicken, M.L. & da Silva, C. & Soekoe, M. & McCord, M.E. & Potts, W.M. & Hagen, S.B. & Bester-van der Merwe, A.E. (2023)
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Kock, A.A. & Lombard, A.T. & Daly, R. & Goodall, V. & Meyer, M. & Johnson, R. & Fischer, C. & Koen, P. & Irion, D. & Gennari, E. & Towner, A. & Jewell, O.J.D. & da Silva, C. & Dicken, M.L. & Smale, M.J. & Photopoulou, T. (2022)
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Cooper, J.A. & Hutchinson, J.R. & Bernvi, D.C. & Cliff, G. & Wilson, R.P. & Dicken, M.L. & Menzel, J. & Wroe, S. & Pirlo, J. & Pimiento, C. (2022)
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Pahl, K.B. & Yurkowski, D.J. & Wintner, S.P. & Cliff, G. & Dicken, M.L. & Hussey, N.E. (2021)
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Petta, J.C. & Shipley, O.N. & Wintner, S.P. & Cliff, G. & Dicken, M.L. & Hussey, N.E. (2020)
Are you really what you eat? Stomach content analysis and stable isotope ratios do not uniformly estimate dietary niche characteristics in three marine predators. Oecologia, 192, 1111–1126
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Klein, J.D. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. & Dicken, M.L. & Emami-Khoyi, A. & Mmonwa, K.L. & Teske, P.R. (2020)
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Klein, J.D. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. & Dicken, M.L. & Mmonwa, K.L. & Teske, P.R. (2019)
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Hull, K.L. & Asbury, T.A. & da Silva, C. & Dicken, M.L. & Verissimo, A. & Farrell, E.D. & Mariani, S. & Mazzoldi, C. & Marino, I.A.M. & Zane, L. & Maduna, S.N. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2019)
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Kuguru, G. & Gennari, E. & Wintner, S. & Dicken, M.L. & Klein, J.D. & Rhode, C. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2019)
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Dicken, M.L. & Hussey, N.E. & Christiansen, H.M. & Smale, M.J. & Nkabi, N. & Cliff, G. & Wintner, S.P. (2017)
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Dicken, M.L. & Kock, A.A. & Hardenberg, M. (2015)
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Dicken, M.L. & Smale, M.J. & Bradshaw, M. (2014)
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Dicken, M.L. (2014)
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Dicken, M.L. & Booth, A.J. (2013)
Surveys of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) off bathing beaches in Algoa Bay, South Africa. Marine and Freshwater Research, 64(6), 530–539
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Dicken, M.L. & Smale, M.J. & Booth, A.J. (2013)
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Dicken, M.L. & Bradshaw, M. & Smale, M.J. (2013)
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Dicken, M.L. & Smale, M.J. & Booth, A.J. (2012)
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Dicken, M.L. & Nance, S.P. & Smale, M.J. (2011)
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Dicken, M.L. (2011)
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Dicken, M.L. (2010)
Socio-economic aspects of boat-based ecotourism during the sardine run within the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 32(2), 405–411
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Dicken, M.L. (2010)
The ichthyofauna in the Port of Ngqura, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 32(3), 491–499
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Dicken, M.L. & Booth, A.J. & Smale, M.J. (2009)
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Dicken, M.L. & Hosking, S.G. (2009)
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Dicken, M.L. (2008)
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Dicken, M.L. & Booth, A.J. & Smale, M.J. (2008)
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Dicken, M.L. & Booth, A.J. & Smale, M.J. & Cliff, G. (2007)
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Dicken, M.L. & Booth, A.J. & Smale, M.J. (2006)
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Dicken, M.L. & Smale, M.J. & Booth, A.J. (2006)
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Dicken, M.L. (2006)
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Dicken, M.L. & Smale, M.J. & Booth, A.J. (2006)
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