A stable isotope analysis of trophic polymorphism among Arctic charr from Loch Ericht, Scotland

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1435-1440

  Mccarthy, I D ^a,c   Fraser, D ^a,d   Waldron, S ^b   Adams, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Northminster House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet shift; Nitrogen signature; Piscivory; Polymorphism; Salvelinus alpinus

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ONTOGENY; PISCIVORY; POLYMORPHISM; SALMONID;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LOCH ERICHT; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 9244250408     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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