Experimental evaluation of fatty acid profiles as a technique to determine dietary composition in benthic elasmobranchs

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 266-278

  Beckmann, Crystal L ^a   Mitchell, James G ^a   Seuront, Laurent ^a,b,c   Stone, David A J ^a,b   Huveneers, Charlie ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CEPHALOPOD; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; MUSCLE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SHARK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIET; ECOLOGY; ELASMOBRANCH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIET; ECOLOGY; ELASMOBRANCHII; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874408993     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669539     Document Type: Article

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