Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope discrimination and turnover in pond sliders Trachemys scripta: Insights for trophic study of freshwater turtles

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages 534-542

  Seminoff, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Bjorndal, Karen A ^a   Bolten, Alan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TURTLE;

REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548820727     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)2007[534:SCANID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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