Prey to predator transfer of enriched 15N-contents: Basic laboratory data for predation studies using 15N as marker

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-190

  Nienstedt, Karin M ^a,b   Poehling, Hans Michael ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Smithers Viscient   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Aphididae; Aphids; Araneae; Caribidae; Coleoptera; Erigone atra; Homoptera; Linyphiidae; Platynus dorsalis; Polyphagous predators; Sitobion avenae

Indexed keywords

FIELD METHOD; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PREDATION;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ERIGONE ATRA; HEMIPTERA; LINYPHIIDAE; PLATYNUS; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 4644344097     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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