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δ(15)N Value Does Not Reflect Fasting in Mysticetes

The finding that tissue δ(15)N values increase with protein catabolism has led researchers to apply this value to gauge nutritive condition in vertebrates. However, its application to marine mammals has in most occasions failed. We investigated the relationship between δ(15)N values and the fattenin...

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Autores principales: Aguilar, Alex, Giménez, Joan, Gómez–Campos, Encarna, Cardona, Luís, Borrell, Asunción
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092288