How fast and how faithful: The dynamics of isotopic incorporation into animal tissues

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Rio, Carlos Martínez Del ^a   Carleton, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; incorporation; isotopic turnover; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DATA SET; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECTOTHERMY; ENDOTHERMY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LABORATORY METHOD; REACTION KINETICS; RESIDENCE TIME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860582096     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-S-165.1     Document Type: Review

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