Stable isotopes in mammalian research: A beginner's guide

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 312-328

  Ben David, Merav ^a   Flaherty, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon; diet; enrichment; hydrogen; incorporation; migration; mixing models; natural abundance; nitrogen; strontium

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HYDROGEN; INNOVATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAMMAL; MIXING; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84860562787     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-S-166.1     Document Type: Article

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