Dual fuels: Intra-annual variation in the relative importance of benthic and pelagic resources to maintenance, growth and reproduction in a generalist salmonid fish

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1501-1512

  Hayden, Brian ^a,e   Harrod, Chris ^b,c,d   Kahilainen, Kimmo K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; C:N ratio; Coregonus lavaretus; Diet; Multiple tissues; Subarctic; Trophic subsidies; Zooplankton; 13C; 15N

Indexed keywords

COREGONUS LAVARETUS; SALMONIDAE;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LAKE; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SALMONID; SEASON; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; LAKES; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; REPRODUCTION; SALMONIDAE; SEASONS;

EID: 84909968196     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12233     Document Type: Article

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