Trophic position estimates of formalin-fixed samples with nitrogen isotopic compositions of amino acids: An application to gobiid fish (Isaza) in Lake Biwa, Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 697-702

  Ogawa, Nanako O ^a   Chikaraishi, Y ^a   Ohkouchi, N ^a,b,c  

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

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Formalin fixation; Nitrogen isotope ratio; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; FRESHWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MUSCLE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; STOMACH CONTENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

BIWA LAKE; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; SHIGA;

GAMMARIDAE; GOBIIDAE; GYMNOGOBIUS ISAZA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; ZACCO PLATYPUS;

EID: 84883773299     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0967-z     Document Type: Article

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