Nuptial feeding is reflected in tissue nitrogen isotope ratios of female katydids

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 656-661

  Voigt, C C ^a   Lehmann, G U C ^b   Michener, R H ^c   Joachimski, M M ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homeostasis; Isophya; Nitrogen source; Spermatophore; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUPTIAL GIFT;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; ISOPHYA KRAUSSII; POECILIMON; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 33745849731     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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