Effects of body size and environment on diet-tissue δ15N fractionation in fishes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Sweeting, C J ^a   Barry, J ^b   Barnes, C ^a   Polunin, N V C ^a   Jennings, S ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Depletion; Enrichment; Experimental; Marine; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH BIOLOGY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AMMODYTES MARINUS; ANIMALIA; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; LIMANDA LIMANDA; PISCES;

EID: 33751098535     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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