Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope discrimination between juveniles and adults in an income-breeding small mammal (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 563-569

  Miller, Johnston F ^a   Millar, John S ^a   Longstaffe, Frederick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Nitrogen; Peromyscus maniculatus; Stable isotopes; Tissue diet relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; BREEDING POPULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; HAIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JUVENILE; MILK; MUSCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RODENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 79961023075     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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