Diet and trophic position of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) inferred from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Estrada, J A ^a,d   Lutcavage, M ^b   Thorrold, S R ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AMMODYTES AMERICANUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CRUSTACEA; MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS; REXEA SOLANDRI; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS ALBACARES; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THYNNUS;

EID: 18844461895     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1541-1     Document Type: Article

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