Measuring natural abundance of 13C in respired CO2: Variability and implications for non-invasive dietary analysis

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 791-797

  Perkins, S E ^a,b   Speakman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breath samples; Carbon 13; Diet tracing; Isotopic signatures; Mus musculus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035662598     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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