Nitrogen and carbon isotope fractionation between mothers, neonates, and nursing offspring

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 336-341

  Jenkins, Stacy G ^a   Partridge, Steven T ^a   Stephenson, Thomas R ^b   Farley, Sean D ^b   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bear; Lactation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; LACTATION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 0035164032     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100755     Document Type: Article

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