Single and mixed diets in Collembola: Effects on reproduction and stable isotope fractionation

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 94-102

  Scheu, S ^a   Folger, M ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Algae; Enrichment; Food chain; Fungi; Springtails

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD QUALITY; MYCOPHAGY; REPRODUCTION; SOIL FAUNA; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALGAE; COLLEMBOLA; ENTOMOBRYIDAE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HETEROMURUS; HETEROMURUS NITIDUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342332790     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2004.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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