Carbon and nitrogen isotope fractionation of amino acids in an avian marine predator, the gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1278-1290

  Mcmahon, Kelton W ^a,b   Polito, Michael J ^c   Abel, Stephanie ^d   Mccarthy, Matthew D ^a   Thorrold, Simon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Avian; Compound specific stable isotope analysis; Diet; Fractionation; Penguin; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

AVES; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84924874152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1437     Document Type: Article

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