Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools
Stable isotope analysis has emerged as one of the primary means for examining the
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …
The ecological causes of individual specialisation
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 948–958 Abstract Many generalist populations are composed of
specialised individuals, whose niches are small subsets of the population niche. This …
specialised individuals, whose niches are small subsets of the population niche. This …
Best practices for use of stable isotope mixing models in food-web studies
Stable isotope mixing models are increasingly used to quantify consumer diets, but may be
misused and misinterpreted. We address major challenges to their effective application …
misused and misinterpreted. We address major challenges to their effective application …
On the use of stable isotopes in trophic ecology
WJ Boecklen, CT Yarnes, BA Cook… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has proven to be a useful tool in reconstructing diets,
characterizing trophic relationships, elucidating patterns of resource allocation, and …
characterizing trophic relationships, elucidating patterns of resource allocation, and …
A niche for isotopic ecology
SD Newsome, C Martinez del Rio… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Fifty years ago, GE Hutchinson defined the ecological niche as a hypervolume in n‐
dimensional space with environmental variables as axes. Ecologists have recently …
dimensional space with environmental variables as axes. Ecologists have recently …
Isotopic ecology ten years after a call for more laboratory experiments
C Martínez del Rio, N Wolf, SA Carleton… - Biological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
About 10 years ago, reviews of the use of stable isotopes in animal ecology predicted
explosive growth in this field and called for laboratory experiments to provide a mechanistic …
explosive growth in this field and called for laboratory experiments to provide a mechanistic …
Converting isotope values to diet composition: the use of mixing models
DL Phillips - Journal of Mammalogy, 2012 - academic.oup.com
A common use of stable isotope analysis in mammalogy is to make inferences about diet
from isotope values (typically δ13C and δ15N) measured in tissues and food sources of a …
from isotope values (typically δ13C and δ15N) measured in tissues and food sources of a …
[图书][B] Sex, size and gender roles: evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism
Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology? Sex,
Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and …
Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and …
[HTML][HTML] Complexities of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry in ancient freshwater ecosystems: Implications for the study of past subsistence and …
E Guiry - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of human and animal tissues have become an
important means of studying both anthropogenic and natural food webs in aquatic …
important means of studying both anthropogenic and natural food webs in aquatic …
[HTML][HTML] 'Trophic'and 'source'amino acids in trophic estimation: a likely metabolic explanation
TC O'Connell - Oecologia, 2017 - Springer
Amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis is a relatively new method for estimating trophic
position. It uses the isotopic difference between an individual's 'trophic'and 'source'amino …
position. It uses the isotopic difference between an individual's 'trophic'and 'source'amino …