Stable isotope dynamics in elasmobranch fishes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 644, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 231-244

  Logan, John M ^a   Lutcavage, Molly E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Nitrogen; Sharks; Trophic; Urea

Indexed keywords

13C; 15N; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CARBON AND NITROGEN; DIET-TISSUE DISCRIMINATION; FOOD WEBS; ISOTOPE DATA; LOW GROWTH RATE; MOVEMENT PATTERN; NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPE; SEASONAL MIGRATION; STABLE ISOTOPES; TELEOST FISH; TURNOVER RATE; WHITE MUSCLES; WHOLE BLOOD;

AQUACULTURE; BLOOD; FISH; ISOTOPES; LIVER; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; UREA;

ECOLOGY;

BLOOD; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; MOVEMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TELEOST; UREA;

CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; DASYATIDAE; ELASMOBRANCHII; LEUCORAJA; PISCES; SQUALIDAE; SQUALUS; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77950022196     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0120-3     Document Type: Article

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