Discrimination of carbon and nitrogen isotopes from milk to serum and vibrissae in Alaska Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Stegall, Vicki K ^a,c   Farley, Sean D ^a   Rea, Lorrie D ^a   Pitcher, Kenneth W ^a   Rye, Robert O ^b   Kester, Cynthia L ^b   Stricker, Craig A ^b   Bern, Carleton R ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIETARY SHIFT; HAIR; JUVENILE; LIPID; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PINNIPED; SERUM; STABLE ISOTOPE; WEANING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS;

EID: 40549145879     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-115     Document Type: Article

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