Stable isotope enrichment in laboratory ant colonies: Effects of colony age, metamorphosis, diet, and fat storage

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-272

  Barriga, P A ^a   Sloan, J V ^a   Porter, S D ^b   Sagers, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Isotope discrimination; Metamorphic enrichment; Nitrogen; Solenopsidini; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; CARBON; COLONY; CRICKET; DIET; FAT; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METAMORPHOSIS; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 84887522752     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12126     Document Type: Article

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