Interpreting temporal variation in omnivore foraging ecology via stable isotope modelling

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 733-744

  Kurle, Carolyn M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive rats; Omnivore foraging ecology; Stable isotope incorporation rates; Stable isotope turnover models; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MUSCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OMNIVORY; RODENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 67649649435     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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