A non-lethal sampling method for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope studies of tropical fishes

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-90

  Jardine, Timothy D ^a   Hunt, Richard J ^b   Pusey, Bradley J ^a   Bunn, Stuart E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; fin tissue; fractionation; muscle tissue; size; turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FISH; FOOD WEB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MUSCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PISCES;

EID: 79551511528     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10211     Document Type: Article

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