Individual protein balance strongly influences δ15N and δ13C values in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 90-93

  Gaye Siessegger, Julia ^a   Focken, Ulfert ^a   Abel, Hansjörg ^b   Becker, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; FISH PROTEIN; ISOTOPE; LIPID; NITROGEN 15; PROTEIN;

DIET; FISH; PROTEIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TILAPIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; TILAPIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 1542284263     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-003-0496-2     Document Type: Article

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