Seasonal and ontogenetic shifts in the diet of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in a subarctic lake

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-97

  Eloranta, A P ^a   Kahilainen, K K ^b,c   Jones, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Kilpisjarvi Biological Station   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benthic; Food web; Pelagic; Stable isotope analysis; Trophic niche.

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; MUSCLE; SEASON; STOMACH JUICE; TROUT;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; FINLAND; FRESH WATER; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; LIVER; MUSCLES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SEASONS; TROUT;

PISCES; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 77954715957     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02656.x     Document Type: Article

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