Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic fractionation between diet and tissue of captive red fox: Implications for dietary reconstruction

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 848-852

  Roth, James D ^a,c   Hobson, Keith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0033906477     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-008     Document Type: Article

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