The use of stable carbon isotope analysis for determining the dietary habits of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-563

  Ames, Audra L ^a   Van Vleet, Edward S ^a   Sackett, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary habits; Florida manatee; stable carbon isotopes; Trichechus manatus latirostris; 13C

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LACTUCA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CARBON 13; CARBON-13; DIET; ENDANGERED MAMMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLORIDA MANATEE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE;

EID: 0029660122     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00067.x     Document Type: Article

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