Mucus: A new tissue fraction for rapid determination of fish diet switching using stable isotope analysis

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Church, M Robbins ^a   Ebersole, Joseph L ^a   Rensmeyer, Kirk M ^b   Couture, Ryan B ^c   Barrows, Frederic T ^d   Noakes, David L G ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Natl Asian Pacific Center on Aging   (United States)

^c OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HATCHERY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MUCUS; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES;

EID: 65349126505     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-206     Document Type: Article

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