‘Trophic’ and ‘source’ amino acids in trophic estimation: a likely metabolic explanation

Oecologia

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 317-326

  O'Connell T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food web; Isotope; Metabolism; Nitrogen isotopic analysis; Trophic discrimination factor; Trophic enrichment factor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METABOLISM; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; TRACER; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

AMINO ACID; CARBON; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEINS;

EID: 85020233364     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3881-9     Document Type: Review

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