Temperature and diet affect carbon and nitrogen isotopes of fish muscle: Can amino acid nitrogen isotopes explain effects?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 399, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-59

  Bloomfield, Alexandra L ^a   Elsdon, Travis S ^a   Walther, Benjamin D ^a   Gier, Elizabeth J ^b   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta 13 carbon; Delta 15 nitrogen; Diet; Discrimination factor; Temperature; Tissue turnover

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MUSCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PERCIFORM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPHIC STATUS;

ACANTHOPAGRUS BUTCHERI; ANIMALIA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

EID: 79951567054     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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