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Craig isotopic discrimination data

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Natural Resources & the Environment - Monographs, Papers and Research
Author
Craig, Elizabeth
Abstract

The diet-tissue discrimination factor is the amount by which a consumer’s tissue varies isotopically from its diet, and is therefore a key element in models that use stable isotopes to estimate diet composition. In this study we measured discrimination factors in blood (whole blood, red blood cells and plasma), liver, muscle and feathers of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) for stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur.

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Data collected with the United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi Field Station
Date Issued
2015
Publisher
PLOS ONE
Keywords
Stable isotope
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cormorant
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catfish
Related Publication(s)
Craig EC, Dorr BS, Hanson-Dorr KC, Sparks JP, Curtis PD (2015) Isotopic Discrimination in the Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). PLoS ONE 10(10): e0140946.
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140946
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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