Mother-embryo isotope (δ15N, δ13C) fractionation and mercury (Hg) transfer in aplacental deep-sea sharks

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1574-1581

  Le Bourg, B ^a   Kiszka, J ^a,b   Bustamante, P ^a  

^a French National Centre for Scientific Research   (France)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranchs; Isotopic differences; Maternal influence; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

CENTROPHORUS MOLUCCENSIS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; SQUALUS; SQUALUS MEGALOPS;

CARBON; MERCURY; NITROGEN; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELASMOBRANCH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; ISOTOPIC DIFFERENCES; LIVER; MATERNAL INFLUENCE; MUSCLE; SHARK; WATER POLLUTANT;

ELASMOBRANCHS; ISOTOPIC DIFFERENCES; MATERNAL INFLUENCE; TRACE METAL;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; LIVER; MERCURY; MUSCLES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SHARKS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84899618330     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12357     Document Type: Article

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