Stable carbon isotope ratios of fatty acids in seagrass and redhead ducks

Chemical Geology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 29-41

  Trust Hammer, Beth ^a   Fogel, Marilyn L ^b   Hoering, Thomas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope ratio; Fatty acids; Redhead ducks; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIET; FATTY ACID; ISOTOPIC RATIO; WATERFOWL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032418495     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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