15N signatures do not reflect body condition in Arctic ground squirrels

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1373-1378

  Ben David, M ^a   McColl, C J ^b   Boonstra, R ^b   Karels, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RODENT;

CANADA; KLUANE LAKE; YUKON TERRITORY;

SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 0033306235     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-9-1373     Document Type: Article

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