15N/14N ratios of amino acids as a tool for studying terrestrial food webs: a case study of terrestr...
15N/14N ratios of amino acids as a tool for studying terrestrial food webs: a case study of terrestrial insects (bees, wasps, and hornets)
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Japan: Springer Japan
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English
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Compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) of amino acids is a new method that enables estimates of trophic position for consumers in food webs. We examined the nitrogen isotopic composition (δ
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N) of amino acids of Japanese social insects (three bee, three wasp, and four hornet species) to evaluate the potential of CSIA of amino acid...
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15N/14N ratios of amino acids as a tool for studying terrestrial food webs: a case study of terrestrial insects (bees, wasps, and hornets)
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_899161354
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_899161354
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0912-3814
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1440-1703
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10.1007/s11284-011-0844-1
