Establishing pathways of energy flow for insect predators using stable isotope ratios: Field and laboratory evidence

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 108-113

  Ostrom, Peggy H ^a   Colunga Garcia, Manuel ^a   Gage, Stuart H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Energy flow; Food webs; Lady beetles; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; ENERGY FLOW; LADYBIRD; NITROGEN ISOTOPE RATIO;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA LENGI; COLEOPTERA; HIPPODAMIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 0030976447     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050064     Document Type: Article

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