What's in a whisker? Disentangling ecological and physiological isotopic signals
Abstract
Stable isotope analysis of keratinized tissues is an informative tool for quantifying foraging ecology that can address questions related to niche specialization and temporal variation in behavior. Application of this approach relies on an understanding of tissue growth and how isotope ratios relate to physiological and ecological processes, data that are lacking for many species.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 09, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1002/rcm.8312
Entities
People
- Daniel P. Costa
- Elizabeth A McHuron
- Rachel R Holser
Organizations
- National Cancer Institute
- Office of Naval Research
- University of California, Santa Cruz