Predicting trophic position in sharks of the north-west Atlantic Ocean using stable isotope analysis

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1347-1350

  Estrada, James A ^a,d   Rice, Aaron N ^a,e,f   Lutcavage, Molly E ^b,g   Skomal, Gregory B ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c Martha's Vineyard Research Station   (United States)

^d Carteret General Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; SHARK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

ALOPIAS; ALOPIAS VULPINUS; CETORHINUS; CETORHINUS MAXIMUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; PRIONACE GLAUCA;

EID: 1042267137     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403008798     Document Type: Article

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