Predicting rates of isotopic turnover across the animal kingdom: A synthesis of existing data

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 861-870

  Thomas, Stephen M ^a   Crowther, Thomas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Food web; Incorporation; Metabolic scaling theory; Stable isotope; Trophic

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD WEB; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; STABLE ISOTOPE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; THERMOREGULATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84928205471     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12326     Document Type: Article

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