Variation in discrimination factors (Δ15N and Δ13C): The effect of diet isotopic values and applications for diet reconstruction

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 443-453

  Caut, Stéphane ^a,b   Angulo, Elena ^b   Courchamp, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon; Diet isotopic value; Discrimination; Fractionation; Isotopic model; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FISH; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAMMAL; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RECONSTRUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 61449256130     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01620.x     Document Type: Article

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