Hydrogen isotope ratios in animal body protein reflect trophic level

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 877-881

  Birchall, Jennifer ^a   O'Connell, Tamsin C ^a,b   Heaton, Tim H E ^c   Hedges, Robert E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Diet; Food web; Hydrogen; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; COLLAGEN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; PROTEIN; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28744438839     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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