Ontogeny and dietary specialization in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from Loch Ness, Scotland, examined using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 168-176

  Grey, J ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gut contents; Loch Ness; Ontogeny; Salmo trutta; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ONTOGENY; PREY PREFERENCE; SALMONID;

UNITED KINGDOM;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0034767892     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0633.2001.100306.x     Document Type: Article

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