Amino acid isotope discrimination factors for a carnivore: physiological insights from leopard sharks and their diet
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4276-2
Abstract: Stable isotopes are important ecological tools, because the carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of consumer tissue reflects the diet. Measurements of isotopes of individual amino acids can disentangle the effects of consumer physiology from spatiotemporal… read more here.
Keywords: leopard sharks; discrimination factors; amino acids; isotope discrimination ... See more keywords
Comparing compound-specific and bulk stable nitrogen isotope trophic discrimination factors across multiple freshwater fish species and diets
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2016-0420
Abstract: Compound-specific nitrogen stable isotope analysis provides an approach for estimating animal trophic position that may overcome key issues associated with stable isotope analysis of bulk tissue. Yet compound-specific trophic discrimination factors have not been estimated… read more here.
Keywords: isotope; trophic discrimination; discrimination factors; bulk ... See more keywords
Stable Isotope Dynamics of Herbivorous Reef Fishes and Their Ectoparasites
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DOI: 10.3390/d12110429
Abstract: Acanthurids (surgeonfishes) are an abundant and diverse group of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs. While their contribution to trophic linkages and dynamics in coral reef systems has received considerable attention, the role of linkages involving… read more here.
Keywords: isotope dynamics; isotope; discrimination factors; stable isotope ... See more keywords