The impact of protein quality on stable nitrogen isotope ratio discrimination and assimilated diet estimation

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-579

  Robbins, Charles T ^a   Felicetti, Laura A ^a   Florin, Scott T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilated diet; Isotope discrimination; Nitrogen; Protein quality; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PROTEIN; RODENT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; MALE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949264923     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1485-8     Document Type: Article

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