Assessing the utility of C:N ratios for predicting lipid content in fishes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 374-385

  Fagan, Kelly Anne ^a   Koops, Marten A ^b   Arts, Michael T ^c   Power, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ERROR ANALYSIS; FISH; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIPID; NITROGEN; SAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE;

PISCES;

EID: 79551666879     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-119     Document Type: Article

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