Differences in δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes in the pearly razorfish Xyrichtys novacula related to the sex, location and spawning period

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2370-2381

  Box, A ^a   Deudero, S ^b   Blanco, A ^a   Grau, A M ^c   Riera, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^c Direccio General de Pesca   (Spain)

Author keywords

Isotopic signature; Ontogenic changes; Reproduction; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

LABRIDAE; XYRICHTYS NOVACULA;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEMALE; GONADS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77954713721     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02627.x     Document Type: Article

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