Temporal variability in arctic fox diet as reflected in stable-carbon isotopes; the importance of sea ice

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 70-77

  Roth, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Carbon 13; Scavenging; Stable isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; ICE COVER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SEA ICE;

CANADA;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; ANSER SP.; CANIDAE; LAGOPUS; PHOCIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS; VERTEBRATA; VULPES;

EID: 0036938008     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1004-7     Document Type: Article

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