… the mean isotopic enrichment for a particular herbivore–plant pair as the basic unit of
replication. However for two genera of our sampled herbivores, Liriomyza spp. (three herbivore–…

… We evaluated the effects of nutrient and water availability on carbon and nitrogen isotopic
enrichment in a specialized plant–herbivore system. Aphids are largely sedentary and rely …

… For some insects, for example herbivores that specialise on a single … Enriched isotopes and
trace element concentration … Enrichment methods allow for labelling insects with isotopes as …

… of isotopic variation in δ 15 N of plants, and isotopic enrichment … could influence the isotopic
compositions of insect. For example, … that prey upon such herbivorous insects would become …

… values in the weta femurs, along with frass from the same individuals, to identify whether
similar patterns of isotope enrichment might occur in wild populations, and whether ontogeny, …

… of isotope enrichment between herbivorous, predaceous, and parasitic arthropods (insects …
The few data points available for carbon isotope enrichment in parasitic insects suggest that …

… use of 15N to mark insects. 15N, a stable isotope of nitrogen, was enriched above natural …
an assimilable form for a particular herbivorous insect, will produce a discernable marker that …

… on the isotopic value of irrigation water is also provided. We offer possible causes for the
significant enrichment in insect tissues relative to plants and for the differences in isotopic value …

… isotopic enrichment as described here should improve the utility of stable isotopes in diet
studies of insects… if comparisons with known insect predators or herbivores are made using …

… to the long life cycle of this insect herbivore. The results are … )), a phloemfeeding insect
herbivore which has several short … The aphids may then show no further isotopic enrichment …