15N/14N ratios of amino acids as a tool for studying terrestrial food webs: A case study of terrestrial insects (bees, wasps, and hornets)

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 835-844

  Chikaraishi, Yoshito ^a   Ogawa, Nanako O ^a   Doi, Hideyuki ^b,c   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metamorphosis; Nitrogen isotopic composition; Omnivory; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METAMORPHOSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OMNIVORY; SOCIAL INSECT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STATUS;

JAPAN;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 79960186348     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-011-0844-1     Document Type: Article

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